If the election for governor of Florida were today, Attorney General Bill McCollum (R) would defeat Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink (D) by 6 points, according to a new Mason-Dixon poll (June 24-26, 625 RV, +/- 4%). Almost four in 10 respondents didn't recognize Sink's name, while McCollum -- who lost the 2004 GOP Senate primary -- is unknown by just 13%.

General Election
McCollum 41
Sink 35
Und 24

Both McCollum and Sink are heavily favored to win their respective party primaries against less-known candidates, State Sen. Paula Dockery (R) and developer/author Michael Arth (D), both of whom received just 4%. Speaking of Arth, his personal website bio is a must-read.

Although Dockery and Arth appear way behind, the Daytona News-Journal writes that this may be the year for underdogs.