Barack Obama and Rick Scott Upside Down in New Poll of Florida

A poll unveiled on Monday by Hamilton Campaigns and Ayres McHenry & Associates revealed how Floridians from both parties and all parts of the Sunshine State overwhelmingly wanted to see monies collected from the federal government in penalties from the BP oil spill stay in the Gulf States instead of going to Washington -- but it also had troubling news for both President Barack Obama and Gov. Rick Scott.

Both Obama and Scott are upside down in the new poll. Forty-four percent of those surveyed see Obama in a favorable light while 53 percent view him unfavorably. On the whole, 26 percent see Obama as very favorable, 18 percent as somewhat favorable, 13 percent as somewhat unfavorable while 40 percent see him as very unfavorable. Thirty-nine percent see Scott as favorable while 47 percent view him as unfavorable. Fourteen percent see Scott as very favorable, 25 percent as somewhat favorable, 13 percent as somewhat unfavorable and 34 percent as very unfavorable.

The poll of 700 Florida voters was taken from Nov. 30-Dec. 4 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percent. Keep an eye on Sunshine State News on Tuesday for more on the poll.