New poll says a majority of Florida voters support hiking state's minimum wage to $15

Florida's "fight for $15" is underway.

Orlando attorney John Morgan continues bankrolling the effort to include a ballot initiative that would potentially raise the state minimum wage through his group Florida for a Fair Wage, and Sunshine State residents say they approve of the cause, according to St. Pete Polls.

In fact, the poll found that 58 percent of respondents support amending the state Constitution to include a $15 an hour minimum wage hike, while only 35 percent of respondents oppose the idea and 7 percent remain unsure.

Better yet, the percentage of respondents who support the potential constitutional amendment is near the required 60 percent of voters needed for an amendment to pass on the ballot.

The support, however, varied according to partisan lines.

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