New polling out on the Florida Governor's race. Article from Joshua Cook at BenSwann.com:
According to a recent poll, Libertarian candidate for Florida Governor, Adrian Wyllie, is polling at 13 percent.In a new poll released by Optimus, Democrat Charlie Crist received 40 percent of votes, and incumbent Republican Rick Scott is at 39 percent.
A blog post by the Miami New Times pointed to Wyllie is a possible election spoiler. “The political press has noted Wylie, a man with no previous elected political experience, as a potential spoiler candidate, and his percentage in the polls has only grown thanks in part to his coverage (his previous high mark was 8 percent). Though, no one can quite agree who Wyllie’s candidacy may end up spoiling,” reported the Miami New Times.
Wyllie got 13.3 percent of Republican voters, 11.1 of Democratic voters and 17.8 percent of independents.
The Miami New Times said that Wyllie appeals to the “Reddit voter-style” leanings, meaning that he’s favor of gay marriage, abortion and legalized marijuana but is a small government and is fiscally conservative. That “style” appeals to youth and those disenfranchised by the negative campaigning of Crist and Scott. Apparently, the Miami New Times is unfamiliar with the Libertarian Party and continues to use the term “spoiler” instead of highlighting the fact that voters are tried of the stagnant ideas of the two major parties.
