More Election Results
Attorney General: Dan Gelber [D] v. Pam Bondi [R] – Dave Aronberg shouldn’t have tried the BP link to Dan – the race had been straight forward until that point and people were tired of what was going on in other races.
The local school board did not get its sales tax increase, and shouldn’t have tried it under current conditions. Having it on a primary ballot was the kiss of death because the people who would support it generally don’t vote in primaries. Only 29.2% of registered voters turned out, and the Dems tended to vote in the Senate primary and nothing else.
I got most of the local races right, and we dumped some of the detritus that often collects in local government.
It was noticeable that Bill McCollum did not endorse Rick Scott. Of course, Scott promised to run Florida like a business, reduce regulations and cut taxes because those things have never worked before, so they should be tried again… and again… and again.
