Shocker: Marco Rubio tied with Crist in Florida Senate Race

It was just a matter of time before Florida's former House Speaker Marco Rubio proved that Floridians are tired of the same old RINO politics of the past and would stand behind a truly prinicpled conservative.

According to the latest Rasmussen poll released tonight. Rubio and Crist are tied.  This has got to put the Crist camp in a tizzy. There are still 8 months to go before the primary election but I am positve that Crist NEVER expected such a tremendous challenge.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters finds Crist and Rubio each with 43% of the vote. Five percent (5%) prefer another candidate, and nine percent (9%) are undecided.

The next poll will show Rubio ahead of Crist in my opinion.

Marco Rubio on 'The Joe Scarborough Radio Show' 10-27-09

After he appeared on MSNBS's "Morning Joe" Marco Rubio appeared on  Scarborough's radio show to continue the interview.

He was allowed much more time to give his opinion and it is well worth a listen. 

Rubio: "Crist is not a conservative."

Crist Drops Below 50% in Florida Senate Race

The latest Rasmussen poll for the Florida republican senate primary race has current Gov. Charlie Crist dropping below 50%.

Crist has 49% vs Marco Rubio having 35%. This is the first time that Crist has been below 50% against Rubio and Rubio has been able to cut Crist's lead in half since August.

Rubio is favored among the conservative base and Crist is seen as a moderate...or maybe even a little left of center. Crist has been called a RINO and nick-named "Wind-Sock" Charlie for his changing positions.

Rubio vs Crist:Latest Poll Results for Florida Senate Race

Rasmussen has released their first polling results for the 2010 Florida Senate race between Marco Rubio and current Gov. Charlie Crist.

Although Crist currently leads by a wide margin, it's worth noting the "unsure" category of the poll.

Crist's unsure rating is 1%. Rubio's is a whopping 28%. This shows that Crist may have garnered all of the support that he likely to get whereas Rubio has a lot to gain.

When people start to evaluate Crist's more moderate positions on major issues and compare them to Rubio's overwhelmingly more conservative approach, it's just a matter of time before Rubio's numbers will begin to rise.

Crist is afraid to debate Rubio on the issues. Rubio has challenged Crist and has not received a response.

From Rasmussenreports.com

I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression

First….Charlie Crist
31% Very favorable
44% Somewhat favorable
17% Somewhat unfavorable
6% Very unfavorable
1% Not sure

Next…Marco Rubio
18% Very favorable
35% Somewhat favorable
14% Somewhat unfavorable
5% Very unfavorable
28% Not sure