After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

Quinnipiac University released two polls on Thursday morning, looking at the U.S. Senate election and the gubernatorial contest. The poll of the Senate race found that, while Republican Marco Rubio was still ahead, Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running with no party affiliation, was starting to close the gap at the expense of Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek. Rubio took 42 percent with Crist in second with 35 percent; Meek lagged in third with 15 percent. The last poll Quinnipiac did in early October had Rubio with 44 percent, Crist at 30 percent and Meek with 22 percent.

Rep. Alan Grayson might want to call his polling people over to cash in on a few tips. After Sunshine State News released its poll of the CD 8 race between incumbent Democrat Grayson and Republican challenger Dan Webster, Grayson either naive or desperate -- issued a press release, challenging its accuracy and validity. The poll, incidentally, put Webster ahead of Grayson by 7 points.

With U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running without party affiliation, attacking Republican front-runner Marco Rubio for being backed by Sarah Palin in a new television ad, Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is attacking Crist for once having supported Palin. "This is beyond the pale. Governor Crist has moved from politically convenient flip-flopping to outright deception," said Abe Dyk, Meek's campaign manager. "These are the facts.

A judge on Wednesday dismissed a complaint looking to knock congressional candidate Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, off the ballot. Rivera responded by taking aim at Democratic rival Joe Garcia. Joe Garcia failed in his last-ditch effort to become a member of Congress today, said Rivera. His publicity stunt of a lawsuit that was aimed at confusing voters and circumventing the democratic process was dismissed by a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge this afternoon.