In Florida, a new survey shows Marco Rubio “garnering surprising strength among independent voters,” holding a double-digit lead over both liberal Democrat Kendrick Meek and political opportunist Charlie Crist.  The Sunshine News reports:  

Republican Marco Rubio, garnering surprising strength among independent voters, holds a double-digit lead over his two chief rivals in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a new Sunshine State News Poll reports. The survey of likely voters shows Rubio with 43 percent, independent Charlie Crist with 29 percent, Democrat Kendrick Meek with 23 percent and the remaining 5 percent undecided.

Meanwhile, Meek and Crist continue to split the Democrat vote. The Tampa Tribune reports:

In this year’s U.S. Senate race, Florida Democrats face a dilemma – whether to back their party’s loyal standard-bearer, Kendrick Meek, or switch to Gov. Charlie Crist…