Rick Scott Bounces Back in New Poll

A poll released on Monday, unveiled by the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) and taken by McLaughlin & Associates, finds Gov. Rick Scott on the rebound with voters in the Sunshine State.

Scott remains upside down in the poll with 37 percent of those surveyed having a favorable opinion of him while 47 percent see him as unfavorable. But those numbers narrow when it comes to Scotts job performance, where it is almost split even -- while 45 percent approve of Scotts record as governor, 46 percent disapprove.

Certainly, the governors approval ratings have been low; however, these numbers are higher than other, recent polls and I think they will only continue to improve, said Ryan Tyson, the vice president of political operations for AIF.

The poll found that Florida voters are overwhelmingly backing Scott on the issues: 79 percent support cuts to property and small-business taxes; 76 percent back pension reform for state government employees, which requires public workers to contribute to their retirement accounts; 74 percent back testing welfare recipients for drugs; and 73 percent back ending tenure in public schools.

When you look at the numbers regarding his policies, you can see that people really like what Governor Scott is doing and what he has accomplished, said Tyson. Whats equally significant is that Floridians on all sides of the political aisle are generally in favor of the policies he has been advancing.

The poll of 600 likely Florida voters was taken on Aug. 8-9 and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.