Florida Now Top-Tier Governor's Race
DGA welcomes open seat contest, Cites strength of likely Sink candidacy in pick-up opportunity
WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's announcement today that he will run for the U.S. Senate, the Democratic Governors Association now considers the state a top-tier pickup opportunity.
"Florida voters want practical, common sense leaders who put people above politics and who understand how to create jobs," said Montana Governor and DGA Chair Brian Schweitzer. "Democrats have been winning in Florida, and we are committed to seeing a Democrat put the state back on the path to recovery. Strong leaders in the state like Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink give us an excellent opportunity to return this governorship to the Democratic column."
Recent elections and polling have shown Florida moving toward Democrats. President Obama won the state by three points. As of March 2009, Democrats hold a 6.1 percentage point advantage in voter registration over Republicans, up from the 2.7 percentage point advantage Democrats held in 2006.
A poll released in April shows the open seat race as a dead heat between Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum. The poll, conducted by Mason Dixon Polling & Research, found that 35 percent of voters would support Sink versus 36 percent for McCollum. [SayfieReview.com, April 3, 2009] Additionally, Sink has performed strongly in past statewide elections, winning more counties than any other Democrat since 1998 and winning a higher percentage of the vote than both Crist and McCollum.
The Democratic Governors Association is well-positioned for the 2009 and 2010 election years, having already announced record-breaking fundraising of $5.3 million in the first quarter alone.
SOURCE Democratic Governors Association
WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's announcement today that he will run for the U.S. Senate, the Democratic Governors Association now considers the state a top-tier pickup opportunity.
"Florida voters want practical, common sense leaders who put people above politics and who understand how to create jobs," said Montana Governor and DGA Chair Brian Schweitzer. "Democrats have been winning in Florida, and we are committed to seeing a Democrat put the state back on the path to recovery. Strong leaders in the state like Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink give us an excellent opportunity to return this governorship to the Democratic column."
Recent elections and polling have shown Florida moving toward Democrats. President Obama won the state by three points. As of March 2009, Democrats hold a 6.1 percentage point advantage in voter registration over Republicans, up from the 2.7 percentage point advantage Democrats held in 2006.
A poll released in April shows the open seat race as a dead heat between Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum. The poll, conducted by Mason Dixon Polling & Research, found that 35 percent of voters would support Sink versus 36 percent for McCollum. [SayfieReview.com, April 3, 2009] Additionally, Sink has performed strongly in past statewide elections, winning more counties than any other Democrat since 1998 and winning a higher percentage of the vote than both Crist and McCollum.
The Democratic Governors Association is well-positioned for the 2009 and 2010 election years, having already announced record-breaking fundraising of $5.3 million in the first quarter alone.
SOURCE Democratic Governors Association
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