Is The Florida Gov. Race Slipping Away From Rick Scott?

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks with members of the media, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Three recent polls have suggested that the Florida gubernatorial race seems to be moving away from Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) and toward former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (D).

The most recent poll, from the University of North Florida, shows Crist leading Scott 43 percent to 38 percent with Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie getting 10 percent among likely voters. That poll follows a Survey USA poll that showed Crist ahead of Scott 44 percent to 42 percent with Wyllie at 6 percent among likely voters. And that poll came after another Survey USA poll also showed Crist leading the race 46 percent to 40 percent with Wyllie getting 8 percent support.

Those three polls are a shift from earlier four polls — two from Survey USA, one from Quinnipiac University and one from the Florida Chamber of Commerce — showing Scott leading Crist.

It’s also a shift from mid September when the TPM Polltracker average showed Scott leading Crist. Currently the TPM Polltracker average gives Crist a 3.5 point lead over Scott.

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  1. Avatar for korvu korvu says:

    Step #1 in cleaning up the House is to get the knuckleheads out of the state houses. This would be a big one.

  2. There’s something truly odd about that photo. Why didn’t we know that Ed Harris had a creepy, insane brother?

  3. Governor Voldemort got his missing nose back!

  4. Too many people focus on Washington. The Congressional districts are determined by the statehouses. Control the state legislatures and the districts are drawn more fairly.

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