Florida Governor Charlie Crist still has a sky-high approval rating of 68%, according to a new poll by Quinnipiac:

"Florida votes Democrat for President; unseats a couple of Republican congressmen and the state GOP is worrying about the state turning blue, but nothing seems to hurt Gov. Crist," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Charlie Crist is a like a Swiss watch: his numbers are both predictable and impressive. There are a lot of Democratic governors in America who aren't as a popular with members of their own party as is Crist, a Republican."

"Even in bad economic times and with his Republican Party seemingly on the ropes, he remains incredibly popular," Brown added.

Crist's numbers are impressive across the board: 65% view him favorably; 58% of those surveyed say Crist deserves to be re-elected in 2010; and Crist holds a 12-point lead (50-38) over a generic Democrat in a hypothetical general election match up.

As good as the news is for Crist, it's the opposite for Republican Senator Mel Martinez.  Martinez's approval rating is an anemic 42% and he's viewed favorably by only 31% of those surveyed. Worse still for Martinez, only 36% say he deserves to be re-elected in two years.  And Martinez runs 4 points behind a generic Democrat in a hypothetical general election match up, 36 to 40.

Other approval ratings from the poll include:

Senator Bill Nelson (D): 51% approve/22% disapprove/27% undecided
Florida State Legislature: 46%/35%/19%
President Bush: 30%/66%/4%