Rubio Cuts Crist Lead in Half
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 21st, 2009 4:41 am by HL
Rubio Cuts Crist Lead in Half
A new Quinnipiac poll finds Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s (R) lead over Marco Rubio (R) in the 2010 Republican U.S. Senate primary now stands at 15 points, 50% to 35%.
In general election match ups, Crist tops Rep. Kendrick Meek (D), 51% to 31% among all voters, while Rubio trails Meek 36% to 33%.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “Gov. Charlie Crist’s lead, which had been 29 points August 19, has come back down to earth. His margin is still formidable, but obviously Marco Rubio’s focus on convincing Republican conservatives that he, not Crist, is their kind of guy is bearing fruit.”
No Improvement for Paterson
New York Gov. David Paterson?s (D) “ratings with voters — favorable/unfavorable and job performance ratings, as well as hypothetical electoral contests — remain near record low levels,” according to a new Siena poll of registered voters.
In a Democratic primary, Paterson loses to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo 70% to 20%. In general election match-ups, he loses to Rudy Giuliani (R) 56% to 33% but beats Rick Lazio 39% to 37%.
Said pollster Steven Greenberg: “By every measure, voters continue to keep Governor Paterson in the electoral cellar, and by every measure, Paterson?s numbers are within a handful of points or less of his all time record lows. It is now nine consecutive months of a favorable rating below 40% and eight consecutive months of a job approval rating below 25%.”
Interestingly, a new Quinnipiac poll finds Cuomo crushing Paterson, 51% to 24%, even among black voters in a Democratic primary.
