Florida's Crist has slim lead over Davis

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Republican Charlie Crist leads Democrat Jim Davis by 6 points in the latest South Florida Sun-Sentinel poll on the governor’s race, but undecided voters who favor Davis on key issues could drive the contest even closer.

With roughly six weeks remaining until the Nov. 7 election, only 7 percent of Florida’s likely voters are undecided. Crist and running mate, Jeff Kottkamp, would get votes from 49 percent of those polled. Davis and his running mate, Daryl Jones, are favored by 43 percent, while other candidates in the race collectively get approval from 1 percent of those sampled.

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“There’s no question that this race can tighten, and it probably will tighten,” said pollster Del Ali. “The real silver lining for Davis” is that voters still don’t know much about him. Davis’ name recognition is low, with 59 percent of voters overall saying they don’t even have an opinion about him