Noted party-jumper Charlie Crist has blown a 12-point lead over Florida’s incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott, narrowing the state’s gubernatorial race to a dead heat, according to the Democratic-leaning survey firm Public Policy Polling.

As recently as last fall, Crist led the Republican incumbent in the polls 58 percent to 38 percent.

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