McCollum Posts Double Digit Lead In Governor's Race

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McCollum Up By 10 Points, Way Ahead Among Republicans and Independents

Tallahassee-The Republican Party of Florida today commented on a poll released by Quinnipiac University, which shows Republican Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum with a ten point lead over Democrat Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink in Florida's gubernatorial race.

"As President Obama prepares to deliver his State of the Union Address tonight, followed by a visit to the Sunshine State tomorrow, the Quinnipiac poll shows a majority of Florida voters sending a resounding 'no' to the President's top initiative - his taxpayer funded, government run health care experiment," said RPOF Communications Director Katie Betta. "The poll also shows that Florida voters are saying 'no' to Alex Sink, understanding that while Sink masquerades as a moderate, her long list of campaign contributions is evidence that her true allegiance is with Washington liberals."

From Quinnipiac University:

Republican Leads In Florida Governor's Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds

Florida voters support State Attorney General Bill McCollum's promise to challenge the constitutionality of any federal health care bill that forces people to buy health insurance and give the Republican a 41 - 31 percent lead over State Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the Democrat, in the governor's race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

McCollum's promised legal challenge is a "good idea," Florida voters tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University survey 49 - 42 percent. Support for the idea is 73 - 18 percent among Republicans and 53 - 39 percent among independent voters…

Florida voters disapprove 57 - 32 percent of the health care reform plan being considered by Congress.

In the Governor's race, McCollum leads Sink 84 - 4 percent among Republicans and 33 - 25 percent among independent voters…

"Attorney General Bill McCollum has moved out to a double-digit lead in the race for Governor. He's beating CFO Alex Sink among independents and doing better among Democrats than Ms. Sink is doing among Republicans," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
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Voters approve 56 - 20 percent of the job McCollum is doing and give him a 35 - 15 percent favorability…
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