Connie Mack is now the Man in the GOP race for Senate
For most of 2011, the Florida Republican race for U.S. Senate was a very ho-hum affair, with the four major candidates dueling to see how much they could appease the Tea Party, which has dominated the RPOF over the past two years.
If for no other reason than the power of name recognition, that race was thoroughly shaken by Fort Myers-area Congressman Connie Mack's entrance into the contest late last year. In fact, if this were a boxing match, there would be considerable discussion today about the other candidates refusing to come out of their respective corners.
A new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday morning shows that Mack, who hasn't done much other than announce he's running, is blowing away competitors George LeMieux, Adam Hasner, Mike McCalister and Craig Miller.
Here's the breakdown:
Mack 39 percent
LeMieux 6 percent
McCalister 6 percent
Hasner 2 percent
Miller 1 percent
This article appears in Jan 12-18, 2012.