Mouton, you are right, no runoff in the general election. I apologize for my post based on faulty info.
That makes me feel a little better. I think Rubio will come out ahead of Crist, but the big question is whether Crist will get enough R votes to beat Rubio. I don't think Tea Partiers will go for Crist unless some horrible Rubio scandal materializes.
The problem here is regardless of whether the Tea Party lines up behind Rubio, Meeks could slip in with Rubio finishing second as some of the GOP here alas are RINO’s. Furthermore, Crist will use the election to run against Rubio mostly and he has a lot of out of state RINO money behind him. Maybe I am paranoid about this but it could end up being a real disaster for Florida and for the Country should Meeks or Crist win.
The best thing that could happen would be if Crist was able to pull enough of the public sector votes i.e. teachers away from the dems as he just vetoed a teaching reform bill that was opposed by their union right down the line. This election will go to the wire with whomever catches the final tail wind ending up on top.
Here’s a quote from the latest 3 way Rasmussen poll (Rubio 37%, Crist 30% and Meek 22%):
“Rubio now leads among Republicans and unaffiliated voters with Crist in second. Among Democrats, Meek earns 46% support, while Crist picks up 33% of the Democratic vote.”
Looks like Crist hurts Meek more than Rubio.