Did it really get this ugly that fast?

A second poll in as many days, this time from Insider Advantage for the Florida Times-Union, shows Marco Rubio with a huge lead over Charlie Crist in the GOP primary for Senate.

Primary Election Matchup
Rubio 60
Crist 26
Und 10

The majority of primary voters identify controlling government spending as their top priority, significant because Rubio's biggest weapon in the race has been to hammer Crist for support of the stimulus program.

The fact that Rubio is now doubling the support of Crist is remarkable considering that Crist had led consistently through December, and led by just as much for most of 2009.

The survey of 512 voters was conducted March 9 and had a margin of error of +/- 4%.