Mason-Dixon. 8/9-11. Likely voters. MoE 4% (5/5 results)
Bill McCollum (R) 35 (45)
Alex Sink (D) 37 (36)
Bud Chiles III (I) 13 (n/a)
Rick Scott (R) 24
Alex Sink (D) 40
Bud Chiles III (I) 17
Here are the trends:
On the minus side, Alex hasn't gained much against McCollum since M-D's last poll. On the plus side, McCollum has cratered, gazillionaire teabagger Rick Scott is running far behind, and Chiles seems to be pulling votes from the GOP side.
Also on the negative side -- this is the first poll in a while that has McCollum leading Scott in the primary, but really, with a gazillion undecided:
GOP primary, MoE 5%, trend from 8/4
Bill McCollum (R) 34 (30)
Rick Scott (R) 30 (37)
Undecided 36 (33)
McCollum is ahead of Scott by a 34-30 percent margin -- a huge shift from just a week ago, when Scott led 37-31, according to the latest survey from Mason-Dixon Polling & Research.
Pollster Brad Coker said both candidates' reputations are taking a hit as they sling tens of millions of dollars' worth of negative ads against each other heading into the Aug. 24 primary election.
"Democratic candidate Alex Sink is the clear winner from all of this,'' said Coker.
We're obviously rooting for Scott to win, but he's been hit with revelations that his firm engaged in massive Medicare fraud -- paying out a total of $1.7 billion in fines and claims.
The primary is in two weeks, August 24.