Democrat Alex Sink holds a narrow 38-34 lead over Republican Bill McCollum in the 2010 governor race but voters give him a higher job approval rating, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
Sink, the state's chief financial officer, received approval from 39 percent, while McCollum, the attorney general, received approval from 51 percent.
"One reason may be that in the survey he is identified as a Republican and she a Democrat,'' Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown said. "In Florida, as in much of the nation these days, the GOP label is not necessarily a plus…"
Brown also said Sink got a small boost in the head-to-head matchup from voters who like that she would be Florida's first female governor.
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