Quinnipiac’s out with new numbers from the Florida Senate race, and Independent Gov. Charlie Crist is still out in front. Against Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Jeff Greene — the frontrunner in the Democratic primary, according to a Quinnipiac poll released earlier this week — Crist leads 37% to Rubio’s 32% and Greene’s 17%. When the Democrat in the race is Rep. Kendrick Meek, Crist does a little better, polling at 39% to Rubio’s 33% and Meek’s 13%.
That’s not much different than Quinnipiac’s last poll of the race from June 7, which showed Crist up seven points against Rubio when Greene’s the Democrat, and Crist up four points against Rubio when Meek’s the Democrat.
Today’s numbers show a less competitive race than last week’s Rasmussen survey, which showed Crist up only two against Rubio when the Democrat is Greene, and Rubio ahead two against Crist when the Democrat is Meek. The new Quinnipiac poll is more in line with a PPP survey from July 18, which gave Crist a 38%-29% edge over Rubio when Greene’s in the race and a 35%-29% lead when Meek’s in the race.
For a Crist-Rubio-Greene matchup, the TPM Poll Average for the Florida Senate race gives Crist 36.8%, Rubio 33.7%, and Greene 16.5%. For a Crist-Rubio-Meek matchup, the TPM Poll Average shows Crist with 36.5%, Rubio 33.3%, and Meek 15.3%. The margin of error for the latest Quinnipiac poll is ±3.26 percentage points.
Check out TPMDC’s full coverage of the race here.
