Teflon Charlie
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Florida Governor Charlie Crist still has a sky-high approval rating of 68%, according to a new poll by Quinnipiac : "Florida votes Democrat for President; unseats a couple of Republican congressmen and the state GOP is worrying about the state turning blue, but nothing seems to hurt Gov. Crist," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Charlie Crist is a like a Swiss watch: his numbers are both predictable and impressive. There are a lot of Democratic governors in America who aren't as a popular with members of their own party as is ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... A new Quinnipiac poll finds Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) with some pretty lackluster numbers, with only 42% of Florida voters approving of him and 33% disapproving. In a match-up with a generic Democrat for his 2010 re-election campaign, the generic Dem leads with 40% to Martinez's 36% -- an abysmal showing for an incumbent. ...
Poll: Sen. Martinez Vulnerable to 2010 Challenge
News —
... Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) could be ripe for a challenge for his seat in 2010, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll . Only 36 percent of voters in the survey said he deserves a second term. More voters — 38 percent — say that he doesn't, and 26 percent are not sure. When asked whom they would vote for if the election was held today, 40 percent said they would support the Democratic candidate and 36 percent said they would back Martinez. Martinez's approval rating is at 42 percent, below the 50 percent mark held by most safe incumbents. A third of the voters in the ...
FL-Sen: Martinez in Terrible Shape
Swing State Project —
Quinnipiac has released a new poll today testing the 2010 waters in Florida, and their numbers confirm what we've known for a long time: GOP Sen. Mel Martinez is in rough shape as his first term expires. ...
Crist Remains Popular in Florida
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) remains overwhelmingly popular with a 68% to 18% job
approval rating that makes him a strong favorite for re-election in 2010, but Sen. Mel Martinez's (R-FL)
42% to 33% approval rating makes him much more vulnerable, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. ...

