bobbyw24
04-23-2010, 05:27 AM
Amid growing speculation that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will leave the Republican party and continue his Senate race as an independent, a new poll says that he would start out behind former House Speaker Marco Rubio who had taken a big lead over Crist in the contest for the GOP nomination.
In a three way general election contest, Rubio leads 37 percent to 30 percent for Crist and 22 percent for Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek, with 11 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 21. The margin of error is 4.5 points.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/2010/04/charlie-crist-joe-raedle-getty.jpg
Thirty-seven percent said Crist should drop out of the GOP race and run as an independent while 33 percent said he should not with 30 percent undecided. Fifty-six percent say they have at some time voted for an independent while 37 percent said they had not.
As an independent, Crist would attract 28 percent of Republicans, 33 percent of Democrats and 28 percent of unaffiliated voters while Rubio would draw 62 percent Republican support, 10 percent of Democrats and lead the field among unaffiliated voters with 40 percent. Meek polls only 46 percent of fellow Democrats in a three way race and also suffers from the fact that, at this point, 3 in 10 voters don't know enough about him to express a favorable or unfavorable opinion.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/22/crist-would-start-in-second-place-if-he-runs-as-an-independent/
In a three way general election contest, Rubio leads 37 percent to 30 percent for Crist and 22 percent for Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek, with 11 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 21. The margin of error is 4.5 points.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/2010/04/charlie-crist-joe-raedle-getty.jpg
Thirty-seven percent said Crist should drop out of the GOP race and run as an independent while 33 percent said he should not with 30 percent undecided. Fifty-six percent say they have at some time voted for an independent while 37 percent said they had not.
As an independent, Crist would attract 28 percent of Republicans, 33 percent of Democrats and 28 percent of unaffiliated voters while Rubio would draw 62 percent Republican support, 10 percent of Democrats and lead the field among unaffiliated voters with 40 percent. Meek polls only 46 percent of fellow Democrats in a three way race and also suffers from the fact that, at this point, 3 in 10 voters don't know enough about him to express a favorable or unfavorable opinion.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/04/22/crist-would-start-in-second-place-if-he-runs-as-an-independent/