\tPRESS: Bipartisan Poll Pegs Amendment 2 Support at 70% Across the State Posted by United for Care 107ep on June 11, 2014 · Flag · Add your reaction An opinion poll released yesterday by the bipartisan team of Anzalone Liszt Grove Research and Public Opinion Strategies reveals support for Amendment 2, which would allow for the medical use of marijuana in the State of Florida, is at 70% of the electorate. The poll was conducted for United for Care, the main organization advocating for the passage of Amendment 2. “This support is broad-based and spans the electorate regardless of partisanship or region of the state,†the pollsters wrote in their analysis. “The amendment is currently polling well over the 60% threshold for passage.†The results are consistent with a poll also released yesterday by Public Policy Polling. That firm's press release analyzing their results states that “Amendment 2, allowing for the medical use of marijuana in the state, picks up overwhelming support amongst voters, as 66% say they would vote for it, while only 25% say they would vote against the amendment.†“Our internal polling data only confirms what we hear from voters every day: Floridians are ready to extend their compassion to patients with debilitating conditions,†said Ben Pollara, Campaign Manager at United for Care. “The decision to use medical marijuana should belong to physicians and their seriously ill patients, not to politicians, to the Florida Sheriffs Association, and certainly not to an out-of-state gambling magnate like Sheldon Adelson.†About the Pollsters: Anzalone Liszt Grove Research Anzalone Liszt Grove Research (ALG) is a public opinion research firm specializing in message development and strategic consulting. For nearly 20 years, they have helped clients ranging from President Obama, to EMILY'S List, to Volkswagen. Polling guru Nate Silver recently dubbed them one of the three most accurate pollsters in America. Public Opinion Strategies Public Opinion Strategies is a national political and public affairs research firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Their political client base includes fifteen U.S. Senators, six Governors, over seventy-five Members of Congress, and numerous state legislative caucuses. Click here to see the Anzalone Liszt Grove Research/Public Opinion Strategies press release. Powered by over 10,000 volunteers, United for Care is the largest organization in Florida urging voters to vote "yes" on Amendment 2. United for care is a non-partisan campaign with an on-the-ground presence in 18 communities across the state including campaign offices in Miami, Tampa and Orlando. # # #For more information or to schedule an interview with Ben Pollara, please call Maurizio Passariello at (786) 629-5732 or email him at press@unitedforcare.org.
This is good news to hear. Im glad that these anti drug groups are the minority. We need to send those groups a message that even an insane amount of funding can't beat facts and the thruth. Right now those groups are gearing up and are starting to get rowdy based on what I've heard. If this wins in Florida then that means the rest of the south will follow...