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

The third and final debate between Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Jacksonville, marking the beginning of the end of a close race to become Florida's next governor. The one-hour debate will be moderated by CNN anchorJake Tapper.WJXT-TV anchor and reporterKent Justicewill co-moderate.

A new poll shows the Florida gubernatorial contest is a dead heat. On Monday, Rasmussen Reports released a poll of likely voters which shows Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist deadlocked with 47 percent each. Only 2 percent back other candidates while 4 percent remain undecided. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie was not included in the poll. The poll of 1,114 likely Florida voters was taken from Oct. 15-17 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

Sunshine State News hit the national airwaves on Monday. Your humble blogger appeared on Midpoint with Ed Berliner on NewsmaxTV to talk about the U.S. Senate races as Republicans look to wrest control of that chamber from the Democrats.

With two weeks to go in the Florida gubernatorial race, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and his team linked Democratic challenger former Gov. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., to President Barack Obama in a new TV ad. The ad from the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) was released on Monday morning and argues Crist has been a supporter of Obama, arguing he backed Obama from the start, showcasing his support of the presidents federal stimulus. Despite carrying Florida twice, Obamas popularity has dropped in the Sunshine State with most polls showing him upside down.