According to a recent Panhandle Politico/Listener Group/Political Matrix poll, an overwhelmingly large majority of likely Republican voters in Florida Congressional District 1 are not happy with the behavior surrounding Congressman Matt Gaetz.
Since taking office in 2016 Gaetz has strongly connected himself with Trump supporters using the former President’s popularity in the panhandle to bolster his own popularity. In this study, over 81% of those polled strongly supported Donald Trump and his agenda to Make America Great Again. However, the recently exposed behavior of his loudest support has many thinking twice about their Congressman (Matt Gaetz).
| First, do you believe President Trump did all he could to Make America Great Again? | ||||
| Responses: 654 | Total | Overall % | ||
| 1. Yes | 535 | 81.8% | ||
| 2. No | 119 | 18.2% |
Here we see how just over 45.1% feel as though the investigation and charges involving Joel Greenberg will flow over into sex trafficking of a minor charges with Gaetz. This is a huge jump from the beginning of May where only 25% though Gaetz would truly be tied to this.
| Now, do you think Gaetz’s close friend and wingman, Joel Greenberg’s guilty plea for sex-trafficking minors and his cooperation with the Federal Law Enforcement will lead to sex trafficking of a minor charges against Congressman Matt Gaetz? | ||||
| Responses: 654 | Total | Overall % | ||
| 1. Yes | 295 | 45.1% | ||
| 2. No | 359 | 54.9% |
This is an interesting question as many are unaware that Jake Bergmann, the fiancé for Agriculture Commissioner and Gubernatorial Candidate Nikki Fried is a contributor to Congressman Gaetz. We found that 64.2% thought Gaetz assisting, allegedly, in the securing medical marijuana licensing for Bergmann, was a sign of bipartisan corruption.
| Next, do you think Congressman Matt Gaetz enhancing his political relationship with Democrat Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, to secure medical marijuana licenses, for her fiancé Jake Bergmann, is inappropriate or an example of bipartisan corruption? | ||||
| Responses: 654 | Total | Overall % | ||
| 1. Yes | 420 | 64.2% | ||
| 2. No | 234 | 35.8% |
METHODOLOGY:
The persons sampled were Florida Republican Congressional District 1 likely voters with a voting score of 100% for the primary and general election cycles. The voters called were those only with landlines and were called using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system and were called during the hours of 4PM to 8PM on June 21, 2021. The Margin of Error for this study is +/- 3.66% with a confidence level of 95%.