PPP-FL: Scott suxx, would lose big to Sink; Rubio solid

[Miles]

Scott Approval- 32/55

2010 Rematch
Scott- 37%
Sink- 56%

Rubio Approval- 43/31
Nelson Approval- 38/34

Crist Favorables- 46/42

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2011/03/scott-incredibly-unpopular.html

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2011/03/rubio-off-to-good-start.html

[You kip if you want to...]

Is this the general case with the new flock of Republicans?

[Brittain33]

Is this the general case with the new flock of Republicans?

So far it's only the ones who've made some bold moves or decisions or embarrassed themselves.

[CatoMinor]

Is this the general case with the new flock of Republicans?

So far it's only the ones who've made some bold moves or decisions or embarrassed themselves.

This isn't isolated to GOPers, alot of Dems who were recently elected/re-elected have crappy approvals too. though you are right that the GOPers with the bolder moves are taking more flak.

[Napoleon]

Is this the general case with the new flock of Republicans?

Rubio Approval- 43/31

No. Just the most obnoxious and obtuse of them, apparently.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Is this the general case with the new flock of Republicans?

Rubio Approval- 43/31

No. Just the most obnoxious and obtuse of them, apparently.

Comparing a Governor to a Senator isn't the best idea for the issue at hand. It is easier at points to be popular as a Senator then as Governor ( and the reverse is true at times when Washington is racked by scandal or whatever).

[King]

Scott and the Teabag Governors suck because they were elected to cut welfare entitlements and instead betrayed the voters by getting rid of government programs that assist citizens with their daily lives.  Rubio is still popular because he hasn't done anything yet and just talks about doing things, which is what the people prefer.

[tmthforu94]

It's easier to like someone who isn't Governor, like Sink. Reverse last November's election results and wouldn't be surprised to see Scott leading this.

[Miles]

It's easier to like someone who isn't Governor, like Sink. Reverse last November's election results and wouldn't be surprised to see Scott leading this.

PPP had Scott's favorables in the low 30's even before he was elected.

[Napoleon]

It's easier to like someone who isn't Governor, like Sink. Reverse last November's election results and wouldn't be surprised to see Scott leading this.

Scott needed a miracle to win. He will never come as close to winning as he did on November 2010. He scraped by only due to a huge wave. He is one of the least likable people in politics today.

[Miles]

It's easier to like someone who isn't Governor, like Sink. Reverse last November's election results and wouldn't be surprised to see Scott leading this.

Scott needed a miracle to win. He will never come as close to winning as he did on November 2010. He scraped by only due to a huge wave. He is one of the least likable people in politics today.

Agreed. I think Alex Sink's cell phone gaffe at the debate really helped him too.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Next time maybe they will think a bit before electing such a nutjob.

[Eraserhead]

The man is a criminal.

[feeblepizza]

The man is a criminal.

[California8429]

Well really both parties elected two terrible nominees. So had Sink won, those numbers would look exactly the same for her right now.

[Badger]

What on earth was bad about Alex Sink? She was narrowly sunk enitrely by the D next to her name.

[Miles]

What on earth was bad about Alex Sink? She was narrowly sunk enitrely by the D next to her name.

She ran a terrible campaign.

http://www.crowleypoliticalreport.com/2010/12/chuck-todd-alex-sink-worst-candidate-of-2010.html

[Landslide Lyndon]

What on earth was bad about Alex Sink? She was narrowly sunk enitrely by the D next to her name.

She ran a terrible campaign.

http://www.crowleypoliticalreport.com/2010/12/chuck-todd-alex-sink-worst-candidate-of-2010.html

While Sink's campaign was far from perfect, it's pretty disingenuous to call her the worst candidate of 2010. Especially when there are such luminaries as Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, Meg Whitman and Frank Caprio.

[Miles]

What on earth was bad about Alex Sink? She was narrowly sunk enitrely by the D next to her name.

She ran a terrible campaign.

http://www.crowleypoliticalreport.com/2010/12/chuck-todd-alex-sink-worst-candidate-of-2010.html

While Sink's campaign was far from perfect, it's pretty disingenuous to call her the worst candidate of 2010. Especially when there are such luminaries as Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, Meg Whitman and Frank Caprio.

No, she was the worst.

Rick Scott should have been an easy target. She couldn't even turn enough of her own base out to defeat him.

She didn't even have a formidable primary opponent.

[Tender Branson]

Quinnipiac will have a new FL poll out tomorrow, so we'll see how badly Scott does.

[Napoleon]

Don't forget Martha Coakley was 2010.

[Badger]

What on earth was bad about Alex Sink? She was narrowly sunk enitrely by the D next to her name.

She ran a terrible campaign.

http://www.crowleypoliticalreport.com/2010/12/chuck-todd-alex-sink-worst-candidate-of-2010.html

While Sink's campaign was far from perfect, it's pretty disingenuous to call her the worst candidate of 2010. Especially when there are such luminaries as Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, Meg Whitman and Frank Caprio.

No, she was the worst.

Rick Scott should have been an easy target. She couldn't even turn enough of her own base out to defeat him.

She didn't even have a formidable primary opponent.

I took A-Bob's comment to mean that Sink would've proven a poor governor, not that she ran a poor campaign. The two are hardly synonymous.

[feeblepizza]

It's extremely hard to be a governor these days, because most of the states are bankrupt.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Well, as in Wisconsin or Ohio cases...

TOO LATE!

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Is this the general case with the new flock of Republicans?

So far it's only the ones who've made some bold moves or decisions or embarrassed themselves.

This isn't isolated to GOPers, alot of Dems who were recently elected/re-elected have crappy approvals too. though you are right that the GOPers with the bolder moves are taking more flak.

Here in California, Gov. Brown has to deal with one of the most epic budget problems of any state in US history, and yet he has over 2-1 approvals.