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Quinnipiac poll shows Clinton, Trump tied in Florida

 
Published Aug. 10, 2016

A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday afternoon found a virtual dead heat in Florida, with a deep gender gap and Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 46 percent to 45 percent.

"Florida women back Clinton 53 — 40 percent, while men back Trump 51 — 39 percent. Republicans back Trump 91 — 5 percent, while Clinton leads 89 — 8 percent among Democrats. Independent voters are divided with 42 percent for Clinton and 41 percent for Trump. White voters back Trump 57 — 36 percent, as non-white voters go to Clinton 68 — 21 percent."

"The closeness of the Florida race is seen inside the numbers. Independent voters are split 42 — 41 percent; she leads by 13 percent among women, while he is up 12 points among men. They have the same favorable rating among voters, 39 percent," Quinnipiac's Peter Brown said.

Sanders email

Bernie Sanders saw U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ejected from the Democratic National Convention and her job leading the party. Now he's raising money for her primary opponent, Tim Canova.

"Many of you already know that I've endorsed a candidate, Tim Canova," Sanders wrote in an email that seeks contributions of $3. "This race is very important for Our Revolution because if we can win this tough fight in Florida, it will send a clear message about the power of our grassroots movement that will send shockwaves through the political and media establishments."

"The recent emails leaked from Democratic Party staff showed that under Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC staff were not exactly fair and even-minded during the presidential primary. What was revealed wasn't much of a shock to us, because we knew all along that the establishment wasn't on our side."

Canova still faces a longtime incumbent who is popular in the Broward County district.

Early voting

Hillsborough and Miami-Dade are among seven Florida counties that will offer the maximum 14 days of early voting in the run-up to Florida's statewide Aug. 30 primary.

Those two counties will open early voting centers next Monday morning, Aug. 15, and keep them open through Sunday, Aug. 28, the optional 14th and final day of early voting that's known as "souls to the polls." The other five counties offering 14 days of early voting are Bradford, Charlotte, Duval, Orange and Palm Beach.

A change to state election law three years ago reversed a previous law that reduced early voting in Florida. The 2013 law expanded early voting days and hours and locations and gave flexibility to county election supervisors to expand or shrink early voting depending on the anticipated turnout. The minimum amount of early voting that any county can provide is eight days and eight hours each day. The maximum is 14 days and 12 hours a day, and one county — Charlotte — is offering the maximum number of early voting hours.

Alex Leary and Steve Bousquet contributed to this story.