Florida Republican Primary for Senate Marco Rubio 49% Charlie Crist 37%

marco-rubioThe only real conservative in the race for the 2010 Florida Senate seat is Marco Rubio. Florida’s current Governor Charlie Crist is Rubio’s opponent in the Florida Republican Primary race for the seat. Charlie Crist makes RINOs such Lindsey Graham, John McCain and even Olympia Snowe look like strong conservatives. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters in the state finds Rubio leading Crist 49% to 37% which is great news! Three percent (3%) prefer another candidate, and 11% are undecided. Both Rubio and Crist would slaughter likely Democrat challenger Kendrick Meek.

The new numbers mark a stunning turnaround. Crist was the strong favorite when he first announced for the Senate seat, and Rubio was viewed as a long-shot challenger.

But Crist’s support fell from 53% in August to 49% in October. By December, the two men were tied at 43% apiece.

Rubio leads Crist by 17 points among men and by seven among women. He also carries 52% of the conservative GOP vote, while moderates prefer Crist.

Crist’s fortunes appear to be tied in part to national unhappiness over President Obama and his policies. Many conservatives began rebelling against Crist when he became one of the few Republican governors to embrace Obama’s $787-billion economic stimulus plan last year. The national Republican party establishment endorsed Crist early on, but a number of prominent national party conservatives have since announced their support for Rubio. Nationally, the GOP’s Florida Senate race is being watched as a test of the new “Tea Party” mood among many conservative and traditionally Republican voters.

In Florida’s Senate general election contest, Crist and Rubio both hold a double-digit lead over their likely Democratic opponent, Congressman Kendrick Meek, in the latest Rasmussen Reports polling of likely voters in the state.

Sixty-two percent (62%) of GOP Primary voters have a favorable view of Crist while 37% regard the governor unfavorably. Those figures include 19% with a very favorable opinion and 11% who have a very unfavorable view of him.

Rubio is viewed favorably by 67% of primary voters and unfavorably by only14%. These numbers include 35% with a very favorable opinion of the Cuban-American candidate versus four percent (4%) with a very unfavorable view.


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February 1, 2010 · Filed Under General Politics

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2 Responses to “Florida Republican Primary for Senate Marco Rubio 49% Charlie Crist 37%”

  1. Make Babs BOXER really MAD: ELECT an Army VET to “her seat”! « Temple of Mut on February 2nd, 2010 10:31 am

    [...] Fire Andrea Mitchell has a summary of the Florida GOP Senate Primary: Florida Republican Primary for Senate Marco Rubio 49% Charlie Crist 37% [...]

  2. freedomfighter on March 12th, 2010 2:23 am

    WAY 2 GO RUBIO ! Would make a great campaign slogan… good luck … FF

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