Is The Florida Gov. Race Slipping Away From Rick Scott?

[RandySF]

Three recent polls have suggested that the Florida gubernatorial race seems to be moving away from Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) and toward former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (D).

The most recent poll, from the University of North Florida, shows Crist leading Scott 43 percent to 38 percent with Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie getting 10 percent among likely voters. That poll follows a Survey USA poll that showed Crist ahead of Scott 44 percent to 42 percent with Wyllie at 6 percent among likely voters. And that poll came after another Survey USA poll also showed Crist leading the race 46 percent to 40 percent with Wyllie getting 8 percent support.

Those three polls are a shift from earlier four polls — two from Survey USA, one from Quinnipiac University and one from the Florida Chamber of Commerce — showing Scott leading Crist.

It's also a shift from mid September when the TPM Polltracker average showed Scott leading Crist. Currently the TPM Polltracker average gives Crist a 3.5 point lead over Scott.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/polltracker/three-polls-charlie-crist-leading-rick-scott

[Lochloosa]

1. I really hope so.

[chillfactor]

2. one can only hope that.....

Florida voters have wised up to dirty-dealing Scott....

[immoderate]

3. I'm flummoxed how Scott could have a chance -- even against Crist!

--imm

[d_r]

5. the ads they put on

they are reality challenged but they keep repeating them. For example, Scott has florida children scoring second best in the world, but Crist kept a poor girl from going to college.

[sheshe2]

4. I hope so!

[mopinko]

6. i suspect that come nov 5, a lot of pollsters will have egg on their faces.

i honestly think the word going around that day will be "watershed".

i am somewhat prone to wishful thinking, but to me, something is in the air.

[brooklynite]

7. Don't think this is true for a minute...

Any race where the leader has less than 45% is going to be a close race down to the wire. This will be neck and neck up to the end, and imagining that it's "slipping away" is an extremely dangerous frame of mind.

[davidn3600]

8. Sink was ahead of Scott in 2010 all the way up to election day

Polls in Florida are very funky especially when both are under 45%.

Neither candidate is really that exciting to voters is what this is telling me.

Chain Gang Charlie vs Skeletor.

[BlueJazz]

9. Rick Scott will stay Governor.

[NCjack]

14. "Slime" covers "rock", and Scott(R) wins over Crist(D). nt

[demwing]

18. Saving your response

for follow up on 11/5

[SmittynMo]

24. Crist shows small lead.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/10/charlie-crist-polls_n_5964472.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[BlueJazz]

25. I'll be doing cartwheels across the room if I'm wrong. I (obviously) do not trust the vote..

counters, here in Florida.
Being a tech and knowing how to program, I know how the bastards can cheat.

[MontyPow]

11. I'm still scratching my head trying to understand why the race is still in his hands.

[panader0]

12. Welcome to DU!

[MontyPow]

20. Thanks! Glad to be here.

[MontyPow]

33. Thanks!

[Warpy]

26. A lot of old folks on fixed incomes like mean bastards

because they think mean bastards won't make their taxes go up.

Unfortunately, they seem incapable of paying the close attention that would tell them that when one tax goes down 10%, the rest of them go up 20%.

[MontyPow]

31. The "keep the government hands off my Medicare" crowd?

[amuse bouche]

13. Tonight Scott and Crist had the first of 3 debates

It was on a Spanish channel and the translator talked over them so you couldn't understand a word, unless you spoke Spanish

The Tampa Newspaper said Scott answered every question with 'Crist lost nearly a million jobs and raised College tuition"

There was a big lawsuit filed against Scott today

"Rick Scott Sued For Not Disclosing $200M in Assets in Brilliant Campaign Tactic"

link:http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2014/10/rick_scott_sued_for_not_disclosing_200m_in_assets_in_brilliant_campaign_tac.php|

I hope it has legs

[onethatcares]

23. it was pre recorded but

I couldn't find it on baynews9 or the locals.

[whatacountry09]

15. We can hope.

[obxhead]

16. This reporting scares me.

Its likely to fire up his base.

Cantor was defeated only because he was going to win it by a landslide. His base stayed home and tea party as well as dems showed up to get him booted.

[LawDeeDah]

17. let us prey

[Mister Nightowl]

19. Charlie Rose provides The Answer

Now, as to who's the musician expressing Rose's wisdom in this clip, I've no idea.

[NightWatcher]

21. I predict the marijuana will be Scott's downfall

Medical cannabis is also on the ballot. The sponsor of the bill who has put in millions of his own cash is an attorney who also hired Crist. Cannabis is getting the vote out and while they're there, voters get to also ditch the pRick as governor.

[freshwest]

22. Sometimes a vote is a gamble. The Libertarians will vote for Scott to get what they want.

[treestar]

27. The more it slips away from him the better! eom

[MineralMan]

28. Who wins will be determined by who votes. GOTV!

In close races, the candidate who gets out the vote wins. The other loses. It's up to us.

[JCMach1]

29. don't forget POT is on the ballot...

so, Scott may well be toast...

[HockeyMom]

30. Hispanics Polled

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/10/10/new-poll-reveals-hispanic-voters-favor-crist/

I don't watch Spanish stations so I don't know what campaign ads are being shown. I can say there are a lot of ads on TV targeting the women's vote by both, but Crist even more so.

[11 Bravo]

32. 'Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished.

[arthritisR_US]

34. I fecking hope so. nt