Mason Dixon Florida Poll: Obama 45%, McCain 44%

[TeamJordan23]

TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters and their key 27 electoral votes are evenly split on who should be president.

Of possible greatest interest in the state, the polling suggests Republican John McCain should not pick Gov. Charlie Crist as a running mate. The numbers show Mitt Romney — former governor of Massachusetts and opponent for the party's nomination — as a better choice to sway Floridians in November.

"While Florida voters like Crist, it is probably safe to say that they prefer the first-term governor stay in Tallahassee and do the job he was elected to do less than two years ago," said Brad Coker, managing director of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research.

A News-Press Mason-Dixon Florida Poll of likely Florida voters shows Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Republican pick John McCain in a statistical dead heat. If the election were held today, 45 percent would vote for Obama and 44 percent would vote for McCain. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent, so either candidate could be in the lead.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/NEWS0107/80827047/1075

[glowing]

1. Told you we'd win Florida.. esp. with Clinton and her united speaches..

and with the dems we have insuring a strong commitment to Israel.