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Think Florida Democrats...

will just "get over it" come November? Think again. From the Tampa Tribune:

State party leaders, meanwhile, released a poll Wednesday that showed 59 percent of state Democrats favoring a revote.

Another finding, which pollster Jim Kitchens called "stunning," was that a quarter of the respondents - all Democrats who voted in the Jan. 29 primary - said they were upset enough over the issue to consider not voting or voting Republican in November's presidential race.

Kitchens said that could spell trouble for a Democratic candidate in Florida.

Democratic state Senate Leader Steve Geller said the poll provided the "moral authority" for the party to move ahead with its plans.

Update: Miami Herald has more specifics:

Sen. Steve Geller took it upon himself to commission a poll this week of 600 registered Democrats who voted on Jan. 29 to assess their thoughts on the debate over the primary re-vote. The poll concluded: 59 percent support a re-do; 35 percent don't, and 7 percent don't know.

Conducted March 10 and 11 by the Kitchens Group from Maitland, Fla., voters were asked if 1.) they thought state leaders should maintain their position of insisting that the votes cast should count or 2.) hold a new Democratic primary election at no cost to taxpayers through the use of pre-paid mail in ballots sent to all registered Democrats.

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The poll also asked what impact the failure to count votes would have on the November elections, and Gelber warned that the results should send a message to national political leaders, and Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Voters said that if the controversy is not resolved and Florida Democratic voters do not have a voice in choosing the Democratic nominee, only 63 percent will still vote with Democrats.

"We need that in the 80s or 90s,'' Geller said. Among the other voters: 14 percent said they would send a protest vote and consider voting for a Republican, 12 percent said they were unsure, 6 percent said they wouldn't vote for the Democrat for president but would for state and local races and 5 percent said they wouldn't vote at all.

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