New Poll--FL House race: Webster (R) 48% Grayson (D) 41%

[WI_DEM]

Holding a steady 7-point lead over a controversial and increasingly malodorous incumbent, Republican Daniel Webster is poised to knock out U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.

Webster, a former state senator, leads Grayson, D-Orlando, 48-41. Florida TEA Party candidate Peg Dunmire garnered 4 percent, No Party Affiliation candidate George Metcalfe got 1 percent, and 5 percent of respondents were undecided.

In a previous poll, conducted Sept. 25, Webster led Grayson 43-36, an identical 7-point margin.

"Webster has to be the favorite here. Grayson has failed to turn his negative image around, and is still viewed in a negative light by a 55-38 margin," said Jim Lee, president of Voter Survey Service, which conducted both polls. "This means Grayson has very little if any room to grow."

While Webster's negatives climbed 12 points since the earlier poll, undoubtedly spurred by Grayson's relentlessly negative advertising, the Republican maintains a relatively healthy favorable/unfavorable rating of 47/33.

Lee said nothing has changed the "fundamental equation for Grayson" in Central Florida's 8th Congressional District, where President Barack Obama gets a 52 percent job disapproval score (vs. 51 percent last month).

"Given that this district leans Democratic in raw registration numbers, Grayson's only hope is to turn out his base at a higher rate than the opponent's," Lee said.

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/poll-daniel-webster-beats-down-angry-alan-grayson

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. "Malodorous"? With objective "reportage" like that...

... it's not hard to figure out why he's trailing.

Zillionaire $$$ media barrons don't like him. But we knew that already.

[ibegurpard]

7. yeah, no shit

[Kdillard]

2. Ugh Florida. I hope Grayson can come through but it looks bad.

[druidity33]

3. maybe if he loses...

he could be enticed to run for Nelson's Senate seat in 2012...

:shrug:

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. I like this idea.

[Ter]

5. Can he win a state-wide race in FL?

Would be tough, no?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. That's The Ticket

Beating one of the only three Democrats to hold a Senate seat in Florida in the last thirty years should be a cakewalk.

[KingFlorez]

6. He'll be back

Florida gains two seats in Congress and one of them will have to go to a Democrat in order to make safe seats for Republicans (the Florida Legislature is Republicans after all and they will gerrymander). A district centered on Orlando would be perfect for Grayson.

[denimgirly]

9. Sadly, he'll end up being more like Obama if he returns (looking to appease)

here is hoping if he returns that he keeps his fire because my guess is he will end up looking to appease the right so he can stay longer to play. :(

[denimgirly]

8. Wow, so Repubz strategy to wipe out the Real Progressives actually Worked...shame.

ah well...so it looks like the two lions: Grayson and Feingold are history...as the repubs had strategized. Proves once again, if you dont sell your seat then special interests will do everything to get you out of it.

You'll both be missed...wellp, guess this means back to business and even more capitulating by the dems.

[RBInMaine]

10. Good ideals, but Grayson caricatured himself in a negative way. Too bad. Otherwise, he'd be ahead.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. It's A Very, Very, Very Competitive District

Grayson is the first Democrat to win it in a very long time,