A new Quinnipiac poll (April 6 – 13, 1332 RV, +/- 2.7%) finds Gov. Charlie Crist (R) with a sky-high approval rating (66%), including among Democrats (66%) and independents (68%).

"Gov. Crist's approval rating remains not just lofty but lofty across the board," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "In fact his disapproval among Republicans, although small, is worse than his disapproval from Democrats and independent voters. He is also the unusual politician who has no gender gap."

A slightly lower number (58%) feel Crist deserves to be re-elected, and he leads 47%-27% over a generic Dem candidate. While Dems overwhelmingly approve of the way Crist handles his job, most Dems stick with their party candidate in an election.

Should Crist run for Senate, two potential candidates for governor both enjoy bipartisan job approval ratings, as Crist does. Republican Atty. Gen. Bill McCollum has a 48%/18% approval rating, while State CFO Alex Sink has a 33%/22% rating.

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