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Florida Chamber Poll: Charlie Crist 42, Marco Rubio 31, Kendrick Meek 14

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It’s becoming increasingly obvious that every vote Kendrick Meek loses goes directly to Charlie Crist. How else to explain the results of a new poll released by the Florida Chamber of Commerce? The poll shows Gov. Charlie Crist with a 42-31-14 lead over Republican Marco Rubio and likely presumptive Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek. The survey of 607 likely Florida voters was conducted June 9-13 by the Florida Chamber of Commerce Political Institute and Cherry Communications. It has a 4 percent margin of error. The…

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Poll: Response to oil spill worse than handling of Hurricane Katrina

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ABC NEWS reports Americans by more than 2-1 support pursuit of criminal charges in the nation’s worst oil spill, with increasing numbers calling it a major environmental disaster, eight in 10 criticizing the way BP’s handled it — and the federal government’s own response rated worse than it was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  Continue reading here.

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Why Kendrick Meek needs to debate Jeff Greene

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Creative Loafing’s Mitch Perry lays out the case for why Kendrick Meek should debate Jeff Greene.  And soon. An excerpt: Meek needs to debate Greene and [Maurice] Ferre soon.  Why? Because he’s currently mired in third place, well behind Republican Marco Rubio and former Republican Charlie Crist in the battle to become the next U.S. senator from Florida.  And there’s no indication in any way that he’ll soon break out of that third-place finish come November. Meek’s biggest problem had…

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New Sachs/Mason-Dixon poll: Undecided voters control competitive Cabinet races, amendment campaigns

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A new statewide poll released by Ron Sachs Communications shows an open and competitive field in the state Cabinet races for Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer and Agriculture Commissioner, with most voters undecided. In a likely General Election match-up for Agriculture Commissioner, former Tallahassee mayor and past Democratic Party chairman Scott Maddox (D) and U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam (R) are neck-and-neck, with Maddox leading 31 percent to 30 percent, well within the 4 percent margin of error. Thirty-nine percent of registered…

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Poll: Voters mixed on President Obama’s performance

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Florida voters remain divided over the performance of President Barack Obama in a new Mason-Dixon Poll released on Monday. Statewide, Obama’s performance was rated as excellent or good by 47 percent of those polled, and 53 percent rated his performance as fair or poor. The president’s highest marks came from residents in southeast Florida. Obama received the highest ratings from blacks, Democrats and people under the age of 35 years old. The lowest marks came from Republicans, whites, people over…

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Poll: Voters mixed on President Obama’s performance

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Florida voters remain divided over the performance of President Barack Obama in a new Mason-Dixon Poll released on Monday. Statewide, Obama’s performance was rated as excellent or good by 47 percent of those polled, and 53 percent rated his performance as fair or poor. The president’s highest marks came from residents in southeast Florida. Obama received the highest ratings from blacks, Democrats and people under the age of 35 years old. The lowest marks came from Republicans, whites, people over…

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Latest poll: Marco Rubio 39%, Charlie Crist 29%, Kendrick Meek 24%

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Today during a taped segment of the nationally syndicated weekend “The Captain’s AMERICA Radio Show,” Pollster Fritz Wenzel gave the  following results of an overnight Poll in the U.S. Senate Race in FL. between Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek. The results of the Poll are as follows: Marco Rubio       39% Charlie Crist        29% Kendrick Meek    24% Undecided             8% For more information and to hear the interview of…

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