Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Rubio and Cruz finish one-two in Central Florida Straw Poll, 5/19/15. Jeb Bush and Scott Walker tied for distant third-Tampa Bay Times

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Rubio 33.7, Cruz 30.3, Bush and Walker 8.9

5/20/15, "Cruz ties hometown star Rubio in Florida straw poll," SteveDeace.com, by Todd Erzen

"Turns out we were preoccupied with the wrong GOP presidential grudge match in Florida.

It wasn’t a Bush/Rubio race of hometown heroes that is dominating the narrative coming out of Tuesday’s Florida Family Policy Council Straw Poll, but a dead heat between Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas product Sen. Ted Cruz.

Both received roughly 30 percent of the vote while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush weighed in at a paltry 9 percent along with nominal national front-runner Scott Walker.

Attorney John Stemberger moderated the event and presented a comprehensive examination of individual candidate strengths and weaknesses prior to the straw poll vote. It is notable that Stemberger is an active Rubio supporter.

Bringing up the rear in the Florida Straw Poll were Rick Santorum (6.7 %), Rand Paul (4.5 %), Ben Carson (3.4 %), Mike Huckabee (2.2 %) and Rick Perry (1.1%). Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, and John Kasich failed to receive any votes."

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5/20/15, "Jeb in distant 3rd place in Fla GOP straw poll," Tampa Bay Times, Adam C. Smith

"Results from the Florida Family Policy Council's Republican primary straw poll last night. The significance of the social conservative group's unscientific and non-binding survey we'll leave up to you to decide:


Marco Rubio:                   33.7 percent
 
Ted Cruz:                          30.3 percent
Jeb Bush:(Tie)                    8.9 percent
Scott Walker: (Tie)             8.9 percent
Rick Santorum                   6.7 percent
Rand Paul:                         4.5 percent
Ben Carson                        3.4 percent
Mike Huckabee                   2.2 percent
Rick Perry                         1.1 percent
Donald Trump                  1 write-in vote"

 

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5/19/15, "Rubio wins Florida Family Action 2016 Presidential Straw Poll," Orlando Political Observer, Frank Torres

"Conservatives from all over Central Florida were in Maitland on Tuesday evening, to participate in the first Presidential straw poll in the region for 2016, and to listen to a panel of political experts forecast what they believe it will take to win, in the “GOP Battle for Florida 2016″ hosted by Florida Family Action, the legislative arm of the Florida Family Policy Council. 

Florida Senator Marco Rubio captured the victory with 33.7% of the vote, second was Texas Senator Ted Cruz with 30.3% of the vote, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker tied for third with 8.9% of the vote, next was former Pennsylvania Senator and 2012 GOP contender Rick Santorum with 6.7%, followed by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul with 4.5% of the vote, rounding out the field was Ben Carson (3.4%), Mike Huckabee(2.2%), and Rick Perry(1.1%).

Before voters casted their ballots FFPC President John Stemberger  gave a 2016 political forecast, breaking down the pros and cons of each candidate and emphasized the importance of fundraising, grassroots, and messaging in the success of their campaign.

Next a panel of political experts gave their views on 2016 picture, and what the candidates had to do to win over voters in the crowded Republican field, and then how to transfer that success into winning the general election. The panelists included Brian Empric, Vice-Chair Florida Federation of Young Republicans, State Senator Alan Hays (R-Umatilla), Karin Hoffman, National Tea Party Leader, founder of “DC Works for US”, Carl Jackson, Host of Carl Jackson Radio Show, Sara Johnson, Millennial political leader and TeenPact Graduate, and Kurt Kelly, Former Florida Representative, recent candidate for RPOF Chair."...

*The organization will be putting the event on Youtube. When it’s available, I’ll update this post.*"











Image above from Orlando Political Observer


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Cruz tally noteworthy in that "most of the Ted Cruz attendees received only three days advance notice of the event."...

5/20/15, "Ted Cruz 2016 : VICTORY at Florida FFPC Straw Poll (2015-05-19): GOP Beltway Pundits Amazed!" Ted Cruz 2016 Florida Grassroots Victory Campaign, Patton@Bastogne, Free Republic
 
"Ted Cruz SURPRISES the GOP Beltway Establishment Pundits at the FFPC (Florida Family Policy Council) Florida Straw Poll (May 19, 2015) in Orlando, Florida.

A virtual dead-heat between Ted Cruz (30.3 %) and supposed "Florida native son darling" Marco Rubio (30.7 %). 

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Jeb Bush and Scott Walker finished poorly in a third-place tie with a paltry 8.9 % each, barely passing an otherwise weak showing by Rick Santorum (6.7 %), Rand Paul (4.5 %), Ben Carson (3.4 %), Mike Huckabee (2.2 %) and Rick Perry (1.1 %). 


GOP 2016 candidates Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, and John Kasich each received "zero" straw poll votes....  

Shown below (photograph courtesy of conservative political consultant Kevin Wright) are ten of the estimated twenty-five Ted Cruz Florida grassroots supporters who attended the FFPC event.

Their attendance was noteworthy in that most of the Ted Cruz attendees received only three days advance notice of the event."...


The Florida Family Policy Council (FFPC) event was superbly moderated by John Stemberger (Florida attorney) who presented a comprehensive examination of individual candidate strengths and weaknesses prior to the straw poll vote."...  

 


 













Above image, 5/19/15, Ted Cruz 2016 Florida grass roots campaign at FFPC presentation and straw poll




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