The latest Quinnipiac Poll says Marco Rubio is riding a wave of voter anger to take a commanding lead over Gov. Charlie Crist. Rubio holds a 46 to 33 percent lead among likely voters over his rival. Kendrick Meek brings up the rear with 18 percent.

"Rubio, a former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and a favorite of the tea party movement, is benefitting from strong voter anger at the federal government," the report said.

The poll was conducted by live interviewers.

When asked to evaluate their feelings toward the federal government, 48 percent of likely voters said they are angry and 29 percent said they're dissatisfied; 19 percent said they are satisfied and 3 percent said they are enthusiastic.

“It is no coincidence that Rubio is getting 46 percent of the vote and 48 percent of the electorate is angry at Washington,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

This survey of likely voters in Florida found that 44 percent believe Marco Rubio most shares their views, compared to 27 percent for Crist and 20 percent for Meek.

From September 23 – 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,151 Florida likely voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points.