Friday, August 20, 2004

Senate Campaign News 20040820 After yesterday's flurry of news, today was kind of quiet. Doug Gallagher's campaign has released radio and television ads that pick up on a line he used in the debate, that of McCollum and Martinez being the M & M boys. The advertisements call McCollum a career politician and Martinez a trial lawyer. The ad has triggered hand-wringing all around the other major campaigns as they released disparaging remarks about each other. Angry ads raise ire in Senate campaign (St Petersburg Times) Gallagher ads spark shots between leaders (Palm Beach Post) Gallagher's attack ads alter campaign's tone (Miami Herald) Gallagher ad assails Martinez, McCollum in U.S. Senate race (Associated Press) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the Democratic side, Peter Deutsch spoke his most critical words to date over Betty Castor's handling of Sami Al-Arian.: "As a human being you have a responsibility to stop evil. I think on a human basis, it's a failure". Deutssch hits at Castor over USF professor (Palm Beach Post) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of Deutsch, the Tallahassee Democrat has an Associated Press profile of him Driven Deutsch vows to be 'tenacious fighter' in Senate ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LATER:  According to an e-mail sent to supporters, Betty Castor cast her vote today, doing so at the College Hill Library in Tampa. Florida Senate Campaign, Politics comment []11:01:55 AM   trackback []