New Chamber of Commerce poll shows Trump over Biden in Florida by 9 points

Despite the proclamation announced last month by President Joe Biden’s campaign that Florida “is in play” in the 2024 presidential election, another public opinion poll released Friday shows that doesn’t appear to be the case.

A Florida Chamber of Commerce survey of 656 likely Florida voters released shows that former president Donald Trump has a nine-point lead over Biden, 51%-42%. And if independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is added to the poll, the margin remains the same, with Trump over Biden 46%-37%, with Kennedy getting 10% support.

Among Hispanic voters, the poll shows Trump with a substantial lead over the president, receiving 58% of that part of the electorate, compared to 31% who support Biden.

The news gets worse for the Democrats when it comes to the U.S. Senate contest between GOP incumbent Rick Scott and his likely Democratic opponent, former U.S. Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The survey shows Scott leading Mucarsel-Powell by 15 percentage points, 54%-39%. And among Hispanic voters, the survey says that Scott is supported by 66% of the electorate. Mucarsel-Powell is originally from Ecuador, but Scott has worked hard over his 14 years in public office in Florida to win over Latino voters.