| Name & Party: |  INDEPENDENT Charlie Crist | REPUBLICAN Marco Rubio |
| Basic Info: | Gov of Florida
Age: 54 | Fmr speaker of Fla. House Age: 53 |
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| Polling At: | 31% | 43% |
| Campaign Chest: | $1.4 million | $5.6 million |
| Key Quote: | "It's abundantly clear to me that there's an extreme right faction in the Republican party." | "I think all the extreme views today in American politics are largely found on the left." |
| Petty Controversy: | Accused of running up hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal charges as part of Florida GOP spending scandal | Accused by opponent of using taxpayer funds to get his back waxed |
| Wild card: | Democrat Kendrick Meek is currently polling at around 20%, and will likely siphon many votes away from Crist. | |
| Dueling Ads: | "Independence": Crist argues that he has stood up to "right wing party bosses" before, and that this time he'll derail Marco Rubio's "extreme agenda." | "Noise" |
Charlie Crist's "Independence":
Marco Rubio's "Noise":
