Joe Garcia takes big lead against criminal congressman

Joe Garcia. The one on the right.

Beneson Strategy Group for Joe Garcia (D). 8/20-22. Registered voters. No trend lines.

David Rivera (R) 40
Joe Garcia (D) 49

What's amazing about this poll is that the numbers suggest that voters aren't aware of Rep. David Rivera's incompetently criminal behavior. Garcia's numbers track Pres. Barack Obama's 50-40, and a generic ballot generated a 45-37 advantage for the Democratic candidate.

The caution: Obama and John McCain split this district 50-50 in 2008, so the sample might be optimistic. But worst-case scenario, it's a tied game. And that's before the DCCC and Garcia campaign start blasting the airwaves with news about Rivera's ethics.

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