Florida Governor: final "Sunshine State Poll" gives Dem Sink a 3-point lead

[WI_DEM]

(i've read somewhere that this is a GOP pollster, too, but not sure)

On election eve, Democrat Alex Sink holds a 3-point lead over Republican Rick Scott in the Florida gubernatorial contest, and Republican Marco Rubio is running away with the U.S. Senate race, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.

The latest tracking poll, concluded Sunday, found Sink leading Scott 49-46, with 5 percent supporting neither candidate and less than 1 percent undecided.

"Sink appears to now have taken a solid lead among independents, something neither candidate has been able to accomplish to this point," said Jim Lee, president of Voter Survey Service which conducted the polls.

"Sink leads independents by a 56-34 margin, which is statistically significant, compared to a more narrow 47-36 lead back in the first post-primary poll taken over Labor Day. Given the closeness in the race, this could be the deciding factor," Lee said.

Scott, meantime, is having trouble locking down his party base. Six percent of Republican respondents said they favor one of the minor-party or unaligned candidates, compared with only 3 percent of Democrats.

However: "Among all those who say they voted early, Scott is winning by a 50-44 margin, so there is a case to be made that for many people the race was decided two weeks ago when the GOP ticket may have peaked due to higher enthusiasm.

Senate Race:

In the Senate poll, Rubio garnered 48 percent, with independent Charlie Crist at 31 percent and Democrat Kendrick Meek getting 20 percent.

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/will-early-votes-put-rick-scott-over-top

[Cognitive_Resonance]

1. K & R nt

[GSLevel9]

2. that'd be GREAT, I like her a lot. nt

[Coexist]

3. I hope so!

[Hepburn]

4. KnR...

...boy, that would be great! :hi:

[Lochloosa]

5. She has a great commercial running right now...."Future"

Plus, I think Scott has made a big mistake with his immigration stance. Sink in running commercials stating her positions on it. No state contracts for any company caught using undocumenteds. Cancel any contracts with companies using undocmenteds and GOING AFTER THE OWNERS/CEOS.

Link to "Future" add: http://www.alexsink2010.com/getreal1?gclid=CICdrK6PgKUCFcrt7QodxCAzhQ

[Arkana]

6. Wonderful--if Sink wins that's huge for us.

Controlling the governorships of California, Florida, and New York would be a big coup.