Rick Scott's lead in Florida's Senate race continues to be narrow less than two months from the elections, according to the latest surveys released.
The most recent one, conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies and The Telegraph among 1,465 likely voters, shows the incumbent with a three percentage point lead over his Democratic contender, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, with Scott getting 44% of the support compared to her 41%.
The study is part of a broader trend seen in late August and early September, showing a closer race than before. A study by Emerson College and The Hill between September 3 and 5 showed Scott ahead by just 1 percentage point, 46% to 45%.
Others from this period have yielded similar result, just one showing a larger gap: conducted by Morning Consult among 3,182 likely voters, it shows Scott with 47% of the prospective votes, compared to Mucarsel-Powell's 42%.
Democrats in Florida face an uphill battle undoing a strengthened GOP hold in the state in recent years, particularly in an election where former President Trump is expected to add to GOP turnout in the state. Nevertheless, they are still confident they can win certain races ahead of November.
Mucarsel-Powell is increasing her efforts as the time to go to the polls gets closer, recently launching a new campaign on WhatsApp to reach voters and attack a sea of disinformation. The effort includes two channels on the messaging platform— one in English and another in Spanish.
"It's particularly created to target Latino voters across the state to provide them with accurate, factual information coming straight from the source," Mucarsel-Powell, who is also the only Latina candidate running for U.S. Senate this year, told NPR.
BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has identified the Florida Senate race as a top target to address disinformation and reach Latino voters.
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