Will abortion prove the key issue to revive Florida Democrats fortunes?

No.

I know that’s the short answer, but it’s the correct one. In addition to why it’s statistically impossible for Democrats to win statewide in Florida right now, the messaging is too specific.

With the new 6-week abortion ban now in effect, the saliency of the abortion issue in the state has increased. Overall in Florida, voters think that the new abortion restriction is too harsh. According to an Emerson College poll taken last month, 57.3% of registered Floridians think that the new abortion ban is too strict. However, only 55.9% of those voters are voting for Democratic US Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, with 31.2% of those voters picking Rick Scott. Those numbers are mirrored when looking at the upcoming ballot measure regarding abortion access, with 55.9% of Mucarsel-Powell voters voting for the measure, as well as 31.2% of Scott voters.

Read more at Voting Trend.

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