A new poll from the Florida Chamber of Commerce has good news for Gov. Charlie Crist and his independent campaign for the U.S. Senate but it is an outlier compared to other polls taken in June.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and billionaire real estate investor Jeff Greene, the two leading candidates for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, will be squaring off in their first debate Tuesday morning. Its an odd time of day to be holding a debate -- from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The debate is being hosted at the Palm Beach Post and can be seen via webcast. Ill be live-blogging the debate, which I expect will be sharp and perhaps a bit personal.

Really? After spending $30 million on his state and federal political campaigns and serving in public office for three decades, Bill McCollum needs public financing to get his message out?

Yep. The attorney general says he will, if allowed, tap the state's campaign kitty in an effort to keep up with Rick Scott's cash machine in the GOP gubernatorial primary.

Scott, a multimillionaire who has spent an estimated $15 million of his own money to wage his campaign, has vaulted to a 13-point lead over McCollum in the lastest poll.