Posted on 01/23/2014 9:52:24 AM PST by cotton1706
PPP's newest look at the Florida Governor's race finds that it has tightened considerably over the last three months. What was a 12 point lead for Charlie Crist over incumbent Rick Scott in September at 50/38 is now just a 2 point advantage at 43/41.
The movement since the fall has come largely as a result of Republican voters rallying around Scott and continuing to decline in their affection for Crist. Scott now leads by 66 points with the GOP base at 80/14, compared to only a 44 point advantage on previous poll at 65/21. That shift with Republicans accounts for almost the entire 10 point movement in Scott's direction over the last few months.
It's not that Scott is becoming any more popular. His 34/51 approval spread is only slightly improved from 33/55 on our last poll, and it still puts him among the 6 most unpopular Governors in the country in our polling. But Crist's favorability numbers are really declining. In September he was on narrowly positive ground at 43/42, now he's dropped a net 11 points to 36/46. He's doing a good deal worse with both Republicans and independents than we've found in past polling.
Crist does maintain a substantial advantage in the Democratic primary though. He was up 59/16 on Nan Rich in the fall, and he's up 58/16 now. Rich continues to be mostly unknown to voters across the state and would trail Scott by 6 points at 40/34 in a general election match up.
Other notes from our Florida poll:
(Excerpt) Read more at publicpolicypolling.com ...
Then we can get the Article V convention going full speed ahead and rein in the federal government.
If charlie “orange” crist was in a race alone, it would be a 3 way race. Which party is next charlie?
Monster Raving Loony Party.
“If charlie “orange” crist was in a race alone, it would be a 3 way race.”
Now that’s funny!! And very true!
-”For the first time ever we find a plurality of Florida voters in support of gay marriage. 47% favor it to 44% who are opposed.”
Fags are gaining ground amongst normal folks. Most of that was the product of the under 40 crowd filled with liberal crap from the public school system.
So if lefty PPP says this, it’s far better than they report.
Can’t believe I actually voted for crist once. Fool me once.
I could _BARELY_ stand Crist when he was a “Republican”, the stench, now, is unbearable. I think a lot of people are going to see right through his orange skin.
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