A clear majority of Florida voters -- 54% -- believe it was a "bad idea" for state Attorney General Bill McCollum to file suit to challenge the federal health care law, a new Quinnipiac University Poll shows. Only 40% think it was a "good idea."

The issue could hurt McCollum's campaign for governor, the poll also showed. A plurality of voters -- 38% to 28% -- say the lawsuit makes them "less likely" to support his gubernatorial bid.

McCollum still leads Democrat Alex Sink in a hypothetical general election, but his lead has shrunk from 10 percentage points to 4. McCollum out-polled Sink 40% to 36% in this latest poll.

Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac poll, says McCollum is "better known" than Sink, who is the state's chief financial officer, and "voters grade him somewhat better for the job he is doing."

"While most would rather be in his shoes, on the upside of a close race, November is a long way off," Brown said.

(Posted by Eugene Kiely)