Rasmussen shows tight race for Governor of FL

[WI_DEM]

(also good to see that Obama's approval rating isn't horrible in FL--it's actually above his national average even in a Ras poll).

Rasmussen
8/2/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error
Mode: Automated phone
(Rasmussen release)

Florida

2010 Governor
31% Sink (D), 27% McCollum (R), 20% Chiles (i) (chart)
35% Scott (R), 31% Sink (D), 16% Chiles (i) (chart)

Favorable / Unfavorable
Bill McCollum: 35 / 54
Alex Sink: 49 / 29
Rick Scott: 38 / 48
Bud Chiles: 27 / 32

Job Approval / Disapproval
Pres. Obama: 49 / 50 (chart)
Gov. Crist: 59 / 38 (chart)

[WI_DEM]

1. The GOP primary is helping Sink who has +20 favorable rating.

[DrDan]

3. not so much with Scott-Sink race

Lord help us with either of those GOP cretins

[WI_DEM]

5. It's still too close to call with Scott-Sink--four points is within moe.

and with her higher favorable rating and not having to spend $$ unlike Scott--she'll have a full war chest in the fall campaign.

[DrDan]

7. unfortunately that is also true with Sink-McCollum

[DrDan]

2. that Scott-Sink-Chiles projection looks strange when

looked at in the context of favorable/unfavorable numbers. I guess McCollum voters are just holding their nose and planning to vote R regardless.

[Lochloosa]

4. I think the Scott/Sink/Chiles number are wrong.

I'll wait till after the repug primary to start looking at those numbers. Chiles could be the spoiler in this race.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. Now correct me if I'm wrong but Crist is still popular but won't campaign for his Puke replacement.

That also helps the Democratic candidate.