WASHINGTON -- Without prior knowledge or intent, I recently was inducted into a club I had no interest in joining, especially in light of the $200 initiation fee.

Quinnipiac University released a poll of likely voters early Wednesday showing the Florida gubernatorial contest remains very dirty and very close.

Gov. Rick Scott leads with 44 percent followed by former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Democratic candidate, with 42 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie continues to be a factor, taking 8 percent in the poll. Other candidates register 1 percent while 5 percent of voters are undecided.

When Wyllie is taken out of the race, Scott continues to lead with 46 percent; Crist gets 44 percent in that scenario.

I watched today as the Florida State University board of trustees took testimony from interested faculty and students on who should be selected as the next president of the university.