“Grim:”

Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist has taken a commanding lead over Democrat Jim Davis among a large swath of Florida’s electorate, a new poll indicates.

Six weeks out from the Nov. 7 election to replace Gov. Jeb Bush, Crist leads Davis 51 percent to 36 percent in the poll of 625 likely voters conducted last week.

The Mason-Dixon poll conducted for Gannett Co. and other news organizations puts Crist over the magic 50-percent threshold, a significant signpost for campaigns.

And the overall picture it paints for Davis is grim.