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AIF poll: Romney leads Perry in Florida, both run close to Obama

Posted Aug 19, 2011 by William March

Updated Aug 19, 2011 at 12:47 PM

A new poll commissioned by Associated Industries of Florida shows Mitt Romney leading Texas Gov. Rick Perry among GOP primary voters and running neck-and-neck with President Barack Obama among all voters.

In the poll, by McLaughlin & Associates, Romney led in the GOP primary among Republican voters with 27 percent followed by Perry with 16 percent; Michele Bachmann 10 percent; Merman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul with 5 percent each; Jon Huntsman 3 percent; and 29 percent either undecided, backing someone else or backing former candidate Tim Pawlenty.

In general election matchups, Romney led Obama by one point, 45-44 percent, with 12 percent undecided, while Obama led Perry 44-39 percent with 17 percent undecided.

Among all voters, 31 percent said they’d be more likely to vote for a presidential candidate if Sen. Marco Rubio was his running mate; 24 percent said less likely, and 39 percent said it would make no difference.

Voters also expressed ambivalent or negative views about the tea party movement.

Asked whether they’d be more likely to vote for a candidate with tea party backing, 26 percent said they would, while 43 percent said they’d be less likely, and 26 percent said it would make no difference.

Asked whether they agree with tea party issues and priorities, 42 percent said they agree somewhat or strongly, 46 percent said they disagree somewhat or strongly, and 12 percent gave no opinion.