Great new poll in Betty Castor campaign for Senate...Graham's seat.

[madfloridian]

http://bcs.convio.net/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5145&abbr=prs_&JServSessionIdr012=61s76bu3b2.app1a
Castor Supporters Break Florida Records with 75 House Parties Across State Last Week

TAMPA - In the U.S. Senate race, Betty Castor continues to lead by a double-digit margin over her opponents in the Democratic primary, according to a poll by the Florida polling firm of Hamilton Beattie & Staff. In a match-up between Castor, Peter Deutsch, and Alex Penelas, Castor leads with 37% of the vote, compared to 23% for Deutsch, 14% for Penelas, and 26% undecided.

Poll after poll has Castor with a double-digit lead over the other candidates. She also continues to hold an advantage in terms of name recognition and favorability.

Castor
37%
Deutsch
23%
Penelas
14%
Undecided
26%

[JohnLocke]

1. Deutsch = Douchbag

[murielm99]

2. What are her chances of winning in November?

From what I have seen, not that good.

I have been following her primary, too. Emily's List recommended her as a candidate to support, so I sent her campaign some money.

[madfloridian]

3. Actually, pretty good.

She is very strong in the Central Florida area especially, which is highly populated.

[dusty64]

4. Whats going on in the

rethug primary and how does she poll against them? I have to admit, I know next to nothing of any of these Democratic candidates. Who is the most progressive?

[KharmaTrain]

5. Florida Could Be A Surprise?!?!?!?!?!?

Call me extremely skeptical on this one, but in chatting with a longtime friend in Broward County, there are a lot of unhappy campers with both Bushbots and the GOOP in general.

The other week Newsweek (or might have been US News) noted the slip Bunnypants is having among the Cubans. That's right Cubans! He's lost upwards of 15-20% in recent polls...and that's something very big that has to have the Bush cabal taking notice.

My friend is connected within the black community and up until recently complained that the apathy about Bush and the election disturbed him...many were pissed about what happened in 2000 & 2002, but felt the deck (in Washington & Tallahassee) were stacked against them. Lately, he says, there's been a change in that mood...the buzz is starting that Bush can be beat and some payback is in order.

Maybe this poll shows some of that. The most interesting stat is that LARGE undecided. Any thoughts on why?