[Joe Brower]

Vern Buchanan has definitely been outspending his competitors by a wide margin. That doesn't impress me very much, however.

[NautiNurse]

Buchanan attends every REC meeting. A tad too slick for my tastes, with an annoying habit of name dropping. He reminds me of a car salesman. Oh yeah...he is one.

He's swooning the young Pubbies like the Pied Piper.

[JulieRNR21]

As the solgan goes...."I'M WITH TRAMM'!!!

Buchanan has the money but not the record or chrisma that Trammm Hudson has. He lacks warmth and is not someone people seem to like. I've heard he's having trouble getting volunteers because he's so unlikeable. Of course, he can afford to 'pay volunteers'...but that doesn't buy commitment.

No one heard of Buchanan until last winter when he began to throw his money around Sarasota.....buying up chairman positions on charity committees & putting up billboards. He owns many car dealerships and there have been stories in the local liberal paper about past business dealings.

If Buchanan should get the nomination...the GOP hating NYT owned paper will probably start digging deeper and begin attacking his business record.

Hudson has a squeaky clean record as a veteran & local banker. Tramm became Chairman of the Sarasota GOP about 6 years ago when it was in dire financial situation and very fragmented politically. He built a solid organization and got people working together to strengthen the party.

I walked door to door with Tramm on a 'Super Saturday' a few weeks ago! Tramm is a consevative and I support him 100%.