Mason-Dixon (5/3-5, likely voters, 3/23-25 in parens):
Bill McCollum (R): 38 (64)
Rick Scott (R): 24 (n/a)
Paula Dockery (R): 7 (9)
Undecided: 31 (26)
(MoE: ?)Alex Sink (D): 36 (34)
Bill McCollum (R): 45 (49)Alex Sink (D): 38
Rick Scott (R): 36
(MoE: ±4%)
For a long, long time, Bill McCollum looked like he had the Republican nomination for Governor in the bag. That’s all changed with the candidacy of Rick Scott, professional anti-healthcare astroturfer and former health insurance executive, who has already spent $5 million out of his own pocket on the race, blanketing airwaves across Florida with introductory ads over the past several weeks. If McCollum hoped he could ignore Scott, that looks to be an unwise course of action, given that his cozy 55-point lead on underfunded state Sen. Paula Dockery has evaporated into a 14-point lead over Scott.
Scott has some pretty glaring weaknesses that are exploitable, either in a primary or a general election — namely, his former company, HCA/Columbia, paid a $1.7 billion settlement after being accused of over-billing the federal government under his leadership. In any event, I hope these two bozos start clobbering each other soon.
sucks that the filling date has already passed, it would be fun to see two three way races in one state. I hope Sink can take advantage of this.
also suddenly has that Rekers character to worry about: having paid him “at least $60,900 to be an expert witness” against gays. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpoi…
Plus maybe the FL GOP credit card scandal?
If that deep pockets guy is willing to use that stuff, plus general anti-establishment rhetoric, then who knows
Damn guys, we may get teabagged to some victories if this keeps up.
Boot McCain, and McCollum to move more states into the blue column.
I’ve never even heard of this Scott guy. Are there really 26% undecided in Sink vs Scott?
who helped finance the 2004 swift boat ads and the lame Patients rights bullshit group that opposed HCR?
Stop sinking, and start sinking the other guys!
Seriously this guy is all over the place. But imo he is polling so well because he is the only one with ads up now.