Ipsos poll: Crist leads Rubio by 7 points.. Meek still a distant third.

[DCBob]

The new Ipsos/Reuters poll of the Florida Senate race shows that the ex-Republican and now independent Gov. Charlie Crist continues to lead in this always interesting three-way race.

The numbers: Crist 35%, Republican former state House Speaker Marco Rubio 28%, and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek 17%. The survey of registered voters has a ±4% margin of error. In the previous Ipsos poll from mid-May, conducted for McClatchy, Crist led by a narrower 30%-27%-15%.

The TPM Poll Average gives Crist 36.6%, Rubio 32.6%, and Meek 14.7%.

more: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/ipsos-poll-crist-leads-rubio-by-7-points.php?ref=fpi

This counters the Rasmussen "poll" from a few days ago showing Rubio leading.

[Birthmark]

1. Let's see...

35 + 28 + 17...I make that 80. So, the Democrat is running behind "undecided?"

[DCBob]

2. Yeah, that's alot of undecideds.. I guess not surprising since its a complicated situation..

at least for Democrats. I am sure the vast majority of those undecideds are Dems who are not sure what to do.

[Birthmark]

3. Looks to me like it could be simplified

If Democrats vote for the Democrat and Republicans split their votes between Rubio and Crist, the Democrat has a damned good chance of winning.

[DCBob]

4. That would seem to make sense but even prior to Crist (I) all polls showed Meek trailing Rubio..

by large percentages. I think Meek is simply not a good statewide candidate.

[elocs]

5. "Meek"--what an inspirational name for a politician. n/t