There's still 10 months to go before the presidential election but it's already too close to call in the Sunshine State.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a narrow lead over President Barack Obama in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
The Republican Romney was favored by 46 percent of registered voters compared to Democrat Obama's 43 percent. Should Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum get the nomination, he would be slightly behind Obama with 43 percent to the President's 45 percent.
"Florida is among the most important swing states in the country and if the election was today President Barack Obama would have difficulty winning its electoral votes," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a statement. "But the election isn't for 10 more months so he has plenty of time to turn things around."
The poll, taken between Jan. 4-8, surveyed 1,412 registered voters by telephone, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percent.
Obama had a 42 percent job approval rating, according to the poll, while 44 percent said he doesn't deserve a second term in the Oval Office.
In Florida's U.S. Senate race, Democrat Bill Nelson holds a slim 41-40 percent lead over Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, according to the poll.
