Charlie Crist Edges Rick Scott in New Poll

Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 9, 2014 - 3:40pm

A new poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, shows former Gov. Charlie Crist ahead of Gov. Rick Scott.

The poll, which was released on Tuesday, shows Crist taking 42 percent while Scott takes 39 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie garners 8 percent in the poll.

One major caveat. The sample includes 40 percent Democrats and 38 percent Republicans though the GOP voters usually turn out more in off-year elections.

Dean Debnam, the president of PPP, expects the contest to continue to be close.

PPPs conducted four Florida polls this year and Rick Scott and Charlie Crist have been within the margin of error on three of them, said Debnam. This one is definitely headed down to the wire just like the razor-thin contest Scott was first elected in.

The poll of 818 likely Florida voters was taken from Sept. 4-7 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percent.

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