Internal Poll Shows Slight Lead For Charlie Crist Over Rick Scott

Gov. Charlie Crist speaks at a news conference to call on the Democratic National Committee to seat their Florida delegates at the national convention, Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)
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Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (D) leads Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) by 4 percentage points according to an internal poll.

The poll, released by Scott pollster Tony Fabrizio, found Crist leading Scott 49 percent to 45 percent among likely voters, according to Politico which first reported the poll on Tuesday.

Forty-six percent said they approve of the current Florida governor while 48 percent said they disapprove. Meanwhile the poll also found 47 percent view Crist favorably while 43 percent view him unfavorably.

The poll was conducted among 1,000 likely voters by Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates from between Nov. 24 and Nov. 26, according to Politico. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

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