Polls

Should oil drilling be allowed within 12 miles of Florida’s Gulf Coast? Yes. Drill, baby, drill. We need new energy sources. 69% No. Remember the economic impact of Deepwater Horizon. 31%	Would you pay an extra $1 for your license renewal to help the homeless? Of course. What's a buck to me compared to someone living in a box? 40% Not a chance. All that will do is encourage them. 37% No way. "The law, in its infinite majesty and fairness, forbids both the rich and the poor from living under bridges." 24%
With the defeat of prison privatization in the Senate, what can Florida do to cut correctional costs? Let J.D. Alexander handle it in the budget. 7% Close more prisons by consolidating prisoners into fewer spaces. 16% Give up this year; come roaring back in 2013 with a better plan to win privatization votes. 10% Urge the governor to act unilaterally to privatize prisons. 11% Legalize pot. 56%	Do you believe Florida's 2012 redistricting maps will withstand a legal challenge? Absolutely. Job well done -- redistricters deserve our thanks. What an excuse to waste taxpayers' money a challenge is. 52% No way. I agree with the Dems: They violate the anti-gerrymandering, voter-approved Fair Districts amendments. 48%
How should casino-giant Genting’s Resorts World Miami respond to the death of the 'destination gaming' bill in the House? Give up and focus on gambling elsewhere. 27% Wait till next year. 18% Work on getting the Florida Constitution changed. 34% Sell its Miami Herald property on Biscayne Bay to the Florida Seminoles. 21%	Do you think the Legislature's likely 8 percent college tuition increase is justified? Yes. Florida higher education should boast the best programs; the best costs money. 17% No. Bad, bad timing for parents and students to sustain tuiton increases. 70% Maybe. If UF and FSU can produce championship football again. 13%
What will impact the Florida GOP primary most? Early and absentee voting 26% TV ads 50% Debates 14% Grassroots organization 10%	Is putting state prisons under private management a good idea? Yes. It represents a significant savings to taxpayers in a tight budget year. 27% No. If the state has a responsibility for anything, it is the security of its citizens, including those it incarcerates. 59% No. The loyal, well-trained state prison personnel who lose their jobs are my chief concern. 6% I am still studying the issue, have no opinion yet. 8%
How do you think the barrage of negative advertising is affecting voters' views of the Republican candidates? It's informative, generating the kind of interest that will help voter turnout. 24% It's turning the average voter off all of the candidates. 30% It's ultimately hurting the party. Voters will only remember the bad stuff. 46%	With Texas Gov. Rick Perry out of the race, who is now the primary challenger for Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich 34% Barack Obama 8% Ron Paul 45% Rick Santorum 13%