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| FL Sen Poll: Rubio Lead Grows To 18 Over Crist |
| 2010-02-22 |
| Former House Speaker Marco Rubio now has a whopping 18-point lead over Gov. Charlie Crist in the Florida Senate primary, a new Rasmussen poll (442 LVs, 2/18, MoE +/- 5%) shows. Primary Election Matchup Rubio 54 (+5 vs. last poll, 1/27) Crist 36 (-1) Und 7 (-4) The numbers come as Rubio is coming off a well-received appearance before a national audience of conservative activists, while Crist is attempting to step up his efforts against him. Crist now has a net-negative job approval rating among the Republicans surveyed, with 48 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving. He's also viewed unfavorably by 44 percent, favorably by 54 percent. Rubio's fav/unfav split is 67 / 15. Rubio now leads by 11.6 in the RCP Average. The primary is August 24. Rasmussen says that both Crist and Rubio "have large leads over likely Democratic nominee, Congressman Kendrick Meek." Those numbers will be out tomorrow. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #6 There's a history of Pub moderates endorsing the Dem opponent rather than the conservative Pub who beat them in the primary. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-02-22 17:28 |
| #5 I worry that a guy like Crist, rather than bowing out gracefully, will first scorch the earth. |
| Posted by: Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2010-02-22 15:14 |
| #4 And the loser gets to run against Sen. Nelson (Dem) in 2012. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-02-22 13:26 |
| #3 Rubio has peaked too early. Plenty of time for Crist to bring him down to earth. It won't be pretty. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-02-22 13:25 |
| #2 Scandal. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-22 13:15 |
| #1 --sheesh, only 6 months to the primary. Rubio has caught up, and is pulling away at this early date. Any chance Crist can get any momentum back? |
| Posted by: Tom- Pa 2010-02-22 13:11 |