Michael Barone turns his attention today to the hotly contested Florida Senate race. Here’s a highlight from his brief contribution to the Washington Examiner:
Two weeks ago Florida Governor Charlie Crist?s decision to run for the Senate as an Independent rather than in the Republican primary looked like a winner. Pollster Scott Rasmussen showed him leading Republican Marco Rubio 38%-34%, with 17% for Democrat Kendrick Meek. Now Rasmussen’s latest numbers look different: Rubio leads with 39% to 31% for Crist and 18% for Meek. Crist was slightly ahead of Meek among Democratic voters two weeks ago; now he trails among them. This despite the fact that Crist?s job approval is a positive 57%-42% among all voters?numbers many other governors would be delighted to have.
