Sink closer to McCollum in governor campaign

Democrat Alex Sink appears to have trimmed Republican Bill McCollum's lead in the polls as the two campaign to be Florida's next governor.

Rasmussen reports published numbers Thursday showing 44 percent of voters were likely to vote for McCollum, compared with the 39 percent leaning toward Sink. In October, McCollum led 46 percent to 35 percent. Rasmussen is an electronic media company specializing in polling that often leans conservative.

Five percent reported they supported other candidates; 12 percent were undecided.

The telephone survey of 1,000 likely voters was taken Monday. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.

Sink is the state's chief financial officer. McCollum is the attorney general.

The campaign for governor opened up when Gov. Charlie Crist announced he'd be running for U.S. Senate.

Democrat Alex Sink appears to have trimmed Republican Bill McCollum's lead in the polls as the two campaign to be Florida's next governor.

Rasmussen reports published numbers Thursday showing 44 percent of voters were likely to vote for McCollum, compared with the 39 percent leaning toward Sink. In October, McCollum led 46 percent to 35 percent. Rasmussen is an electronic media company specializing in polling that often leans conservative.

Five percent reported they supported other candidates; 12 percent were undecided.

The telephone survey of 1,000 likely voters was taken Monday. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.

Sink is the state's chief financial officer. McCollum is the attorney general.

The campaign for governor opened up when Gov. Charlie Crist announced he'd be running for U.S. Senate.

Source: www.jacksonville.com