GOP's McCollum Has 13 Point Lead Over Sink in Florida Governor Race
Bruce Drake
Republican Bill McCollum, Florida's attorney general, is leading Alex Sink, the state's chief financial officer, by 44 percent to 31 percent, but at this early stage in the race, 25 percent are undecided and many voters do not know much about either candidate, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted March 5-8.
McCollum's margin is about the same as it was in a mid-FebruaryRasmussen Reports poll.
In the PPP poll, Fifty percent of voters were unable to express a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the pair. McCollum is getting the backing of 69 percent of fellow Republicans while Sink draws only 55 percent support from Democrats. Independents favor McCollum by 38 percent to 25 percent with 36 percent undecided.
If Gov. Charlie Crist had decided to run for another term, he'd be crushing Sink 47 percent to 27 percent with 26 percent undecided.