Rasmussen’s new poll of the Florida Senate race contains some good news for Republican Marco Rubio — sort of. Rubio, who’s trailing Independent Gov. Charlie Crist in most polls, is up 38%-33% over Crist in Rasmussen’s new survey when the Democrat in the race is Kendrick Meek, who trails with 21%. Against the other Democrat, Jeff Greene, Rubio doesn’t fare as well — he trails Crist 37%-36%, while Greene takes third with 20%.
When Rasmussen last polled the contest on July 21, Rubio’s lead over Crist with Meek in the race was only two points, and with Greene in the race, Rubio was down two to Crist. The new poll, then, is a slight improvement for Rubio, albeit one within the poll’s ±4.0-point margin of error.
When the Democrat in the race is Meek, the TPM Poll Average shows Crist with 36.7%, Rubio with 34.3%, and Meek with 16.4%. With Greene in the race, the TPM Poll Average gives Crist 37.9%, Rubio 34.5%, and Greene 17.8%.
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