Another key advantage for Harris is her standing in what I call “Old Florida.” I don’t mean among senior citizens but rather among voters whose families have lived in Florida for generations. This is a relatively small yet key swing vote in the Sunshine State. Until the 1980s, Florida almost always elected Democrats to statewide offices. ... For example, in 1994, when nearly every conservative in America won their elections, Jeb Bush lost to Lawton Chiles. “Walkin’ Lawton” was a special favorite of Old Florida. More recently, Old Florida was attracted to Betty Castor, the 2004 Democratic nominee against Mel Martinez.The writer got everything right except this part. "Old Florida" or as I call them "the good old boys" did NOT go uniformly for Castor. She really screwed the pooch with Old Florida. Maybe is was the Al Arian thing, maybe it was the Limbaugh gaff. I can't say for sure, because I'm not one of them, and they ain't talkin', but she did something bad wrong.
"The writer got everything right except this part. "Old Florida" or as I call them "the good old boys" did NOT go uniformly for Castor."
What do you define as "the good old boys"? I believe that Hill was not referring to conservative North Floridians (the only "real Southerners" in the state and the people whom I would call "good old boys") but to the descendants of pre-WWII Florida families that live throughout the state (but especially in Miami, Palm Beach, Sarasota, Tampa, St. Pete and Jacksonville). I don't think one can glean how well Castor did among these "Old Florida" voters merely by looking at county results.