Poll: Crist Jumps Ahead Of Scott

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Independent candidate, discusses the issues during the television debate between the three candidates running for U.S. Senate from Florida at Nova University in Davie, Fla. Tuesday, O... Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Independent candidate, discusses the issues during the television debate between the three candidates running for U.S. Senate from Florida at Nova University in Davie, Fla. Tuesday, Oct. 19 2010. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) MORE LESS
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A new Survey USA poll finds former Gov. Charlie Crist (D) has jumped ahead of Gov. Rick Scott (R) and now leads the current governor by 6 percentage points.

The Survey USA poll conducted for WFLA-TV in Florida found Crist leading 46 percent to 40 percent among likely voters.

That’s a 7-point swing for Crist. A previous SurveyUSA poll, conducted from Sept. 19 to Sept. 22, found Scott leading Crist 43 percent to 42 percent among likely voters. That poll was also conducted for WFLA-TV.

From Sept. 26 to Sept. 29 among 750 Floridians.

The Miami Herald noted that the favorable shift for Crist comes as he increases his ad buys in the gubernatorial race.

The TPM Polltracker average finds Crist just barely leading Scott, by 0.9 points.

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  1. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    DickScott is about as smart as a rock. And the rock is better looking.

  2. Avatar for grawk grawk says:

    Perhaps this is the “people now paying attention” effect. Maybe it’s just my optimism but I do believe that Dems are going to tune in for this midterm.

  3. Oy, this is a race that would drive me batty.

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