It seems like every time a new poll comes out of Florida, the news gets worse for Charlie Crist. After a poll yesterday showed Rubio ahead of Crist by 32%, today we get a new poll from Insider Advantage that shows Rubio’s lead even larger.

US SENATE – FLORIDA – GOP PRIMARY (insider Advantage)
Marco Rubio 60%
Charlie Crist 26%

This poll was done March 9th among 512 registered voters. And yet, the National Republican Senatorial Committee still gives more information on Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek than they do their own party’s front runner for the nomination on their website. Unreal….

One more poll to chew on today from Scott Rasmussen for the US Senate race in Illinois.

US SENATE – ILLINOIS (Rasmussen)
Alexi Giannoulias (D-inc) 44%
Mark Kirk (R) 41%

This poll was done March 8th among 500 likely voters. I am a little surprised considering the poll yesterday showed Republican Bill Brady ahead by double digits in the gubernatorial race.

It always figures on days when I am completely booked, polls seem to come out of the woodwork. Scott Rasmussen had a slew of polls today from various states and I am just going to post them without comment. We have a poll from Washington State.

US SENATE – WASHINGTON (Rasmussen)

Dino Rossi (R) 49% Patty Murray (D-inc) 46% Patty Murray (D-inc) 48% Don Benton (R) 37%

Patty Murray (D-inc) 49% Clint Didier (R) 30% Patty Murray (D-inc) 47% Chris Widener (R) 32%

We have a poll from Massachusetts.

GOVERNOR – MASSACHUSETTS (Rasmussen)

Deval Patrick (D-inc) 34% Tim Cahill (I) 30% Christy Mihos (R) 19%

Deval Patrick (D-inc) 35% Charlie Baker (R) 32% Tim Cahill (I) 19%

And we have a poll from New Hampshire.

US SENATE – NEW HAMPSHIRE (Rasmussen)

Kelly Ayotte (R) 47% Paul Hodes (D) 37% Paul Hodes (D) 42% Ovide Lamontagne (R) 38%

Bill Binnie (R) 46% Paul hodes (D) 36%

The WA poll was done March 9th and the two New England polls were done March 8th, all among 500 likely voters. I’ll do a separate post for the Public Policy Polling polls out today. Shifting pollsters, Public Policy Polling has a new poll out for the Colorado gubernatorial race that completely contradicts a poll earlier this week from Scott Rasmussen. While Scott Rasmussen claimed Republican Scott McInnis was ahead by 6%, PPP is claiming it is in fact the Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper with a double-digit lead.

GOVERNOR – COLORADO (PPP)
John Hickenlooper (D) 50%
Scott McInnis (R) 39%

This poll was done March 5-8 among 580 registered voters. Not sure why there is such a discrepancy between two polls supposedly polling the same electorate. PPP also had a new poll for the state of Florida claiming Meek is within single digits of Marco Rubio.

US SENATE – FLORIDA (PPP)
Marco Rubio (R) 44%
Kendrick Meek (D) 39%

Charlie Crist (R) 46%
Kendrick Meek (D) 33%

Marco Rubio (R) 34%
Charlie Crist (I) 27%
Kendrick Meek (D) 25%

Interesting to note that Rubio does better with Crist in the race as an Independent candidate. This poll was done March 5-8 among 849 registered voters.

Busy morning for me with meetings, so this will have to tide you over until later….

No time like the present to look ahead to the 2012 Presidential Election and the Iowa Caucuses. A polling firm Right Way Marketing did a poll for the website Rightosphere that shows Mike Huckabee leading the Republican field among likely voters.

PRESIDENT – IOWA – GOP CAUCUS (Right Way Marketing)
Mike Huckabee 21%
Mitt Romney 14%
Sarah Palin 12%
Tim Pawlenty 1%
Gary Johnson 0%

This poll was done March 2-4 among 223 likely caucus goers. I’ve never heard of this group Right Way Marketing. They have a website, but there is nothing but a single page.

To start off your afternoon, we have a new poll from Scott Rasmussen giving us our first look at the gubernatorial race in Illinois since Bill Brady was officially declared the Republican nominee.

GOVERNOR – ILLINOIS (Rasmussen)
Bill Brady (R) 47%
Pat Quinn (D-inc) 37%

This poll was done March 8th among 500 likely voters.

Things just continue to get more embarrassing for Charlie Crist in Florida as a new poll now shows Marco Rubio more than doubling the sitting Governor and reaching 60% in the Republican primary for the US Senate race according to Public Policy Polling.

US SENATE – FLORIDA – GOP PRIMARY (PPP)
Marco Rubio 60%
Charlie Crist 28%

Even worse for Crist, if he wanted to try and retain his job as Governor, he would have trouble getting the nomination again.

GOVERNOR – FLORIDA – GOP PRIMARY (PPP)
Bill McCollum 49%
Charlie Crist (inc) 35%

This poll was done March 5-8 among 492 likely voters. On a more humorous note, the National Republican Senatorial Committee still can’t find it in them to even acknowledge Marco Rubio is in the race for the US Senate. They still highlight Democrat Kendrick Meek as a candidate, but will not under any circumstances include any information on the man who at this point, is the odds on favorite to get the Republican nomination. Does this make any sense whatsoever? I just wonder what will happen when Rubio gets the nomination, will the NRSC actually admit he is the nominee or still continue with leave his name off the list and only show Kendrick Meek running for the US Senate in Florida.

Let me repeat again, the organization responsible for helping to elect REPUBLICANS to the US Senate refuses to acknowledge the man who is now 32% in their own primary even exists, but has no problem showing the Democratic candidate for the US Senate ont heir website. MMMkay….

Scott Rasmussen’s look at the Democratic primary for Governor in South Carolina shows the race to be just as jumbled as yesterday’s poll for the GOP primary.

GOVERNOR – SOUTH CAROLINA – DEM PRIMARY (Rasmussen)
Jim Rex 16%
Vincent Sheheen 16%
Robert Ford 12%
Dwight Drake 5%

This poll was done March 3rd among 398 likely voters.

Since it is about time for a new post, how about a new poll for the Republican gubernatorial primary in South Carolina to see who will be the Republican hoping to replace Mark Sanford later this year.

GOVERNOR – SOUTH CAROLINA – GOP PRIMARY (Rasmussen)
Henry McMaster 21%
Andre Bauer 17%
Gresham Barrett 14%
Nikki Haley 12%

This poll was done March 3rd among 924 likely voters. Okay, back to health care….

We got the US Senate last week for Colorado and today, Scott Rasmussen releases the other half of the poll showing Republican Scott McInnis surging back into the lead after trailing by 4% a month ago.

GOVERNOR – COLORADO (Rasmussen)
Scott McInnis (R) 48%
John Hickenlooper (D) 42%

This poll was done March 4th among 500 likely voters. Also out today was a poll for the gubernatorial race in Ohio showing John Kasich with a double-digit lead over the incumbent Governor.

GOVERNOR – OHIO (Rasmussen)
John Kasich (R) 49%
Ted Strickland (D-inc) 38%

This poll was done March 4th among 500 likely voters.