(The Hill) — A majority of Florida voters say they back a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution, according to new polling released Friday by The Hill and Emerson College Polling.
Fifty-five percent of likely Florida voters said they would vote “yes” on Amendment 4, which would provide a constitutional right to an abortion in the state before fetal viability. Another 26% said they plan to vote “no,” while 20% said they were “unsure.”
National Democrats have increased their presence in Florida, hoping to tie Republicans to the state’s six-week abortion ban. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign launched its “Reproductive Rights for All” bus tour Tuesday in Palm Beach.
Meanwhile, Democratic Senate candidate and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has sought to tie her opponent Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., to the state’s ban.
Florida Senate race between Scott, Mucarsel-Powell a dead heat: Poll
Last week, former President Donald Trump made headlines when he said he thought the state’s six-week abortion ban was “too short.”
However, the next day, Trump said he will vote against Florida’s Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution.
Despite the ballot amendment’s potential to drive turnout, flipping the state will be an uphill climb for Democrats at the presidential level. The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey shows Trump leading Harris with 50% support to 45% in the Sunshine State.
However the Senate race is deadlocked, with Mucarsel-Powell trailing Scott by just 1 point.
The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey was conducted Sept. 3-5 among 815 likely Florida voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percent.
