rssFirst Poll Out of Florida: Crist Leads Rubio
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 4:01 pm
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Florida-based Ron Sachs Communications is out with a poll of the state’s U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races, showing Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) is the early leader for the open Senate seat and Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum narrowly ahead in the race to replace Crist.
Crist leads former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R) by 35 points, 53-18. No Democrat comes close to Crist in a general election. But according to the poll, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) is viewed much more favorably than Crist among Republicans, with 81 percent liking Bush to only 50 percent with a favorable opinion of Crist. That’s the only sign so far of some Crist softness among Republicans — and Rubio’s only chance at victory.–
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6 Comments
Comment posted May 20, 2009 @ 7:19 am
It will be interesting to see what the FL Republican money will be doing, since this is a total conundrum and indicative of the national Republican problem. True red Republicans winning primaries and getting their clocks cleaned in generals. What's a party to do? Specter called it.
Comment posted May 20, 2009 @ 9:28 am
It would be great having a progressive gay Republican senator from Florida. Let's support Crist – even if you're a Democrat.
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Comment posted May 20, 2009 @ 2:19 pm
It will be interesting to see what the FL Republican money will be doing, since this is a total conundrum and indicative of the national Republican problem. True red Republicans winning primaries and getting their clocks cleaned in generals. What's a party to do? Specter called it.
Comment posted May 20, 2009 @ 4:28 pm
It would be great having a progressive gay Republican senator from Florida. Let's support Crist – even if you're a Democrat.
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