Polls Duel Over McCollum's Lawsuit Against The Feds

Floridians support Attorney General Bill McCollum's lawsuit against Washington's health-care program. No, wait, they oppose it.

Depending on which poll you read -- Rasmussen says "support" and Quinnipiac says "oppose" -- you get slightly different reads on the impending gubernatorial showdown between Republican McCollum and Democrat Alex Sink.

Quinnipiac detected a tightening of the race, based on supposed public opposition to McCollum's legal gambit. By a 54-40 margin, the poll said Floridians called the suit a "bad idea."

But a week earlier, Rasmussen showed 54 percent of respondents supporting the suit, which has been joined by 19 other states (Alaska signed on Tuesday).

Either the public mood is changing, or Quinnipiac is an "outlier" somewhere out in left field.

One group not at all conflicted about the legal action is the 20,000-member Florida Medical Association, which stated today:

"Floridians overwhelmingly disapprove of the federal health care legislation being forced upon Florida, and for good reason:It will hurt the people of Florida both as patients and taxpayers. Florida patients already suffer from an access to care crisis, and this bill will exacerbate that crisis.

"The legislation is particularly dangerous to Florida because the Sunshine State is home to the largest Medicare population in the nation -- seniors who are already vulnerable to access to care issues."