The bad news for Marco Rubio fans in Florida is that the first poll since Governor Crist jumped in has Crist ahead in the GOP primary by a country mile, 53 percent to 18 percent.

However, 56 percent of Floridians do not recognize Rubio’s name. The Mason-Dixon poll showed Crist crushing all Democratic opponents, but did not poll Rubio in a hypothetical matchup against potential Democratic candidates.