PPP Poll: Dem Alex Sink Leads Both Republican Contenders in Florida Gov Race

Florida Gov. candidates Bill McCollum (R), Alex Sink (D) and Rick Scott (R).
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A new PPP survey of the Florida gubernatorial race shows Democrat Alex Sink leading both of her possible Republican opponents. The poll, released today, found Sink up 37%-23% against Republican state Attorney General Bill McCollum, with Independent candidate Bud Chiles at 14%. Against Republican Rick Scott, Sink leads 36%-30%, with Chiles receiving 13% of the vote. The previous PPP poll — from early March, before Scott entered the race — showed McCollum leading Sink by 13.

It’s far from clear which Republican candidate Sink will face in the general election. The Republican primary has been increasingly nasty, and Scott has used his personal fortune to bury the establishment-backed McCollum with a barrage of ads. The Republican primary is August 24, and polls show Scott now running well ahead of McCollum.

“Voters hate negative campaigning and at this rate no matter which candidate the Republicans nominate they will enter the general with baggage too heavy to lose,” writes PPP president Dean Debnam. “As the general election rolls around Sink will simply need to highlight her strengths as a candidate to win.”

For a Sink-McCollum-Chiles matchup, the TPM Poll Average shows Sink with 30.0%, McCollum with 28.7%, and Chiles with 15%. For a Sink-Scott-Chiles matchup, the TPM Poll Average has Scott leading with 31.0%, while Sink trails with 31.0% and Chiles with 13.0%.

The margin of error of the latest PPP survey is ±3.26 percentage points.

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