A new PPP (D) survey finds Democratic state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink leading Republican former hospital executive Rick Scott 46%-41% in Florida’s gubernatorial race.
PPP hasn’t polled the contest since late August, when a hypothetical matchup between Sink, Scott, and former independent candidate Bud Chiles yielded a 41%-34%-8% result favoring the Democrat. More recent polling, however, has seen Scott atop the polls more often than not. Just when it looked like the Republican was in control last week, an October 6 Mason-Dixon poll found Sink leading by four points. Then, an October 10 Quinnipiac poll showed Scott’s lead at one, compared to the pollster’s previous September 28 poll which had the Republican up six.
The TPM Poll Average still has Scott ahead 45.2%-43.3%, but this lead has narrowed. The margin of error for the latest survey is ±4.6 percentage points.
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