Flip-flopper Charlie Crist and far-leftist Kendrick Meek are now in a race for second place in the Florida Senate race. That according to a new poll from Mason-Dixon. Conservative Marco Rubio is building on his lead and remains on the path to victory.

A statewide poll released Saturday night shows Republican Marco Rubio building on his lead over independent challenger Charlie Crist, while Democrat Kendrick Meek appears to be closing in on Crist in the closely-watched contest.

Rubio is favored by 40 percent of likely voters, up from 38 percent last month; Crist’s support has dwindled to 28 percent from 33 percent, according to the Mason-Dixon Research & Associates survey of 625 likely Florida voters. The margin of error is plus/minus 4 percentage points.

The poll found that Meek is gaining on Crist, with his support rising sharply to 23 percent of likely voters, up from 18 percent. Nine percent are undecided.

Why is Crist fading? Democrats are abandoning him for Meek, while Independents are shifting to Rubio and Meek.

To have 40 percent support “in a three-way race is a very strong position to hold,” said Coker.

“Rubio, in fact, only needs to gain 2-3 points to wrap up the race,” he said. “The only way Rubio could lose is if the support for Crist or Meek dropped under 15 percent. That could happen, but it would require an almost total abandonment by Democrats from Crist to Meek, or vice-versa.”

The poll surveyed likely voters — a more reliable base than registered voters.

This is obviously good news but the race isn’t over yet. Now isn’t the time to stay home or turn down the heat. You can help Rubio here.