One Poll Shows Obama Ahead In Florida

A statewide survey of 600 likely voters in Florida was conducted by Grove Insight October 17-18 using professional interviewers. Quotas were set to ensure calling into cell phone only households. The marginof error is plus or minus 4.0 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence. The data reported hereclosely mirrors key demographics, including party registration, race, ethnicity and gender. The sample is40% registered Republicans, 40% Democrats and 20% unaffiliated with either party

Obama holds a 47-44 percent margin in the state, according to a survey commissioned by Project New America, a Denver-based group with Democratic ties that develops, conducts and disseminates research and messaging.

The survey found that Obama leading among women by a 49-43 percent margin, tied among men, and leading among African-Americans by a 92-7 percent margin.

Obama also was viewed as someone more likely to understand the struggle of the middle class by a 46-30 percent margin

The poll of 500 likely voters was conducted for the group by Grove Insight on Oct. 17-18 and had a margin of error of 4.4 percent.