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To: tejek who wrote (571083)	6/10/2010 11:34:31 AM
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Poll: Rick Scott leads Bill McCollum by 13 points By Lee Logan, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Posted: Jun 10, 2010 09:15 AM Underscoring the punch of millions of dollars in TV ads, former health care executive Rick Scott leads Attorney General Bill McCollum in a new poll released today by Quinnipiac University The poll of likely Republican primary voters shows Scott with 44 percent, compared to McCollum's 31 percent. Twenty-four percent of voters are undecided. The separate poll of Democratic voters shows billionaire Jeff Greene virtually tied with Miami Congressman Kendrick Meek in the U.S. Senate race. Meek leads with 29 percent and Greene has 27 percent. Most voters, 37 percent, remain undecided. "What's significant is that it's not just one candidate, but two candidates following the same formula," said Peter Brown, the assistant director of Quinnipiac's polling institute. "This is a year in which we know that anti-establishment candidates have done well in other states running against career politicians." Quinnipiac polled 814 likely Republican voters from June 2-8, with a margin of error of 3.4 percent. It polled 785 likely Democratic voters during the same time period, with a margin of error of 3.5 percent. Combined with a separate Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday showing Scott with a 42 percent to 32 percent lead over likely Democratic nominee Alex Sink, Scott appears to be the early frontrunner. But two numbers in Thursday's poll prove a word of caution. Nearly 60 percent of voters in both primaries say they might change their minds before the Aug. 24 primary. Additionally, nearly half of voters don't know enough about Scott to say if they like him or not. "This is by no means a done deal," Brown said. "You've got more two months until the primary. That's a lifetime in politics." Scott has been blanketing TV airwaves with advertising, much of which highlights his stance in favor of Arizona's tough new immigration law. It's a politically astute move, with nearly 90 percent of Republicans saying they like that law and would want Florida to pass a similar version. Lee Logan can be reached at llogan@sptimes.com or (850) 224-7263. [Last modified: Jun 10, 2010 10:22 AM]