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Florida Poll Has Trump, DeSantis Tied, But Questions Raised About Polling Data

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets audience members during a campaign event, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
  • A new poll shows Florida Governor Ron DeSantis statistically tied with former President Donald Trump in the Sunshine State’s presidential primary race, a reversal of fortune for DeSantis from a few months ago.
  • But Fort Meyers, Florida-based pollster Victory Insights has provided no topline or key demographic background data on the poll, raising more questions about surveys used to power a narrative that DeSantis is more electable than Trump.
  • It’s difficult to divine a lot of specifics from the poll. It was released to the media — at least the copies The Star News Network obtained — without basic nuts and bolts polling information. No topline. No methodology. No demographics.
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