Sunday, August 08, 2004

Senate Campaign News 20040808 The newspapers state-wide broke out of their slumber somewhat today. Betty Castor and Bill McCollum were in Jacksonville yesterday hunting down undecided voters.  The race hasn't received much attention from the Florida Times-Union, so it is not surprising that there are bunches for them to talk to (a recent University of North Florida poll showed 50% of Duval county voters (on both sides) undecided).  McCollum walked neighborhoods and attended a fish fry while Castor had a school rally at a shopping center. Candidates move to lock in votes (Florida Times-Union) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post both wrote about the agressive campaign style of Peter Deutsch.  While the Herald article has good things to say about him, it also questions to what degree his style backfires against him.  The Post article focuses on the difficulty of catching up with Betty Castor Pugnacious Deutsch grabs at Castor's lead (Palm Beach Post)       Deutsch's Senate chances ride on selling his intensity (Miami Herald, registration required) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tampa Tribune has an article that apparently states that Peter Deutsch won't be bringing his Blackberry device to any more debates after he caused a minor stir when he received text messages from his consultant during Tuesday's debate.  The link for the story is dead at the moment, alas.  Feel free to complain. Deutsch:  Won't Bring Gadget to More Debates  (Tampa Tribune) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Palm Beach Post and Miami Herald had endorsments for the Senate primary today.  The Palm Beach Post opted for Mel Martinez in the Republican primary, calling him the "White House candidate".  On the Democratic side, both papers opted for Betty Castor, neither seem pleased with the 'negative campaiging' of Peter Deutsch.  Presumably, the Herald's endorsement for a Republican candidate will come next Sunday. Pick Castor, Martinez to run for Graham seat (Palm Beach Post) The Herald recommends...  (Miami Herald, registration required) Florida Senate Campaign, Politics comment []10:48:35 AM   trackback []