FL-Gov/FL-Sen: Mo’ Polls

Mason-Dixon (PDF) for Ron Sachs Communications (6/24-26, registered voters for general, likely voters for primaries, 5/14-18 in parens):

Alex Sink (D): 49

Michael Arth (D): 4

Undecided: 47

Bill McCollum (R): 53

Paula Dockery (R): 4

Undecided: 43

(MoE: ±6%)

Alex Sink (D): 35 (34)

Bill McCollum (R): 41 (40)

Undecided: 24 (26)

Alex Sink (D): 43

Paula Dockery (R): 18

Undecided: 39

(MoE: ±4%)

Ordinarily I wouldn’t be too surprised to see a random state legislator doing so poorly, but a Strategic Vision (R) poll showed vastly better numbers for state Sen. Paula Dockery. It’s worth noting that the Ron Sachs PDF calls her “Paula Dockey” at least once. If interviewers used the wrong name, that could partly explain the differing results. (Reminds me of the story SUSA founder Jay Leve tells of once being surveyed about “Bill Parcells” – turns out the interviewer meant NJ Rep. Bill Pascrell.) The Washington Independent, by the way, describes Michael Arth as an “artist, developer, [and] activist.”

M-D also tested various primaries for some downballot statewide races – AG (D & R), CFO (R), and Ag. Comm’r (R). All of those contests have, as you’d expect, very high undecideds and no candidate pulling higher than the teens, but the numbers may be of interest to serious Florida afficionados.

In other Florida news, the Club for Growth tested the waters for their newest pretty boy. Basswood Research (R) for the CFG (6/13-14, likely voters, no trendlines):

Charlie Crist (R): 51

Marco Rubio (R): 21

(MoE: ±4%)

Nothing new here, but at least the CFG is considering the race on behalf of Ru-ru-rubio. According to Roll Call, their ED “said the club has not yet made any decision about who it would endorse and has no time frame for when that decision might come. He did acknowledge that the club generally gets involved in races earlier rather than later.” Earlier, please!