President Obama’s senior campaign adviser David Plouffe dismissed the findings of a Mason-Dixon poll released on Thursday that showed Republican nominee Mitt Romney leading in Florida, 51 percent to 44 percent.
Arguing to the Tampa Bay Times that the poll is “not rooted in reality,” Plouffe argued that it was unlikely that Obama is polling so low in the Sunshine State.
“We got 57 percent of the Latino vote, according to exit (polls) last time,” Plouffe said. “We think we’ll probably push 60 or above this time. It’s impossible for us to be at 44 in Florida.”
The Mason-Dixon poll was conducted on behalf of the Tampa Bay Times, Bay News 9, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Central Florida News 13.