A new Rasmussen poll of the Florida governor’s race shows Democrat Alex Sink trailing GOP frontrunner Rick Scott, but leading Republican state Attorney General Bill McCollum — a first in Rasmussen’s polling. The new survey puts Scott ahead of Sink 35%-31%, with Independent Bud Chiles in third with 16%. Against McCollum, Sink is out in front 31%-27%, while Chiles takes 20%.
All signs point to Scott becoming the Republican nominee in the August 24 primary. He’s well ahead in the polls, and has a huge financial advantage over McCollum.
Rasmussen’s June 7 poll of the race — which did not include Chiles — found Sink down five points against Scott and two points against McCollum.
The TPM Poll Average of the contest gives Scott 33.3%, Sink 28.5%, and Chiles 14.7%. When the Republican in the race is McCollum, the TPM Poll Average shows Sink with 27.9%, McCollum with 27.4%, and Chiles with 17.6%. The margin of error of the latest Rasmussen poll is ±4.0 percentage points.
Check out TPMDC’s full coverage of the race here.
