There are certain races that slide from my attention because I strongly suspect the Republican candidate is doing fine, and a GOP seat is going to stay in GOP hands. There’s been a lot of discussion of the Florida Senate race, particularly the GOP primary, but less about the governor’s race.

McLaughlin & Associates just announced:

[Republican] Bill McCollum begins the year with a decisive double-digit lead over [Democrat] Alex Sink for Governor of Florida. In our most recent poll, Bill McCollum leads 41 percent to 30 percent with an 11 point advantage over Alex Sink.

But this is in line with most polls conducted since the year began . . .