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I realize this was in response to a remark you probably found to be innappropriate, but that aside, dismissing JohnnyZ's political analysis on this or other races as kids stuff is absurd. He knows his politics.

I think you're being ignorant. Johnnyz is a fraud. Not only was his analysis completely wrong and dismissed, he tried to scam us all by posting results for less than Harris's entire congressional district. That's not knowing your politics. That's being a fraud.

That's really, really stretching it, to say the least. Those other counties' populations are so small compared to the ones cited by JohnnyZ as to be statistically insignificant, but I'll total them up to make you happy and get back with you. Regardless, using that as a basis to discredit what he said is a less than stellar argument, to put it mildly.

Alrighty, here's the breakdown of those counties:

Manatee*:

Harris (R) 53,371, 56%; Schneider (D) 41,903, 44%
Bush (R) 60,544, 60%; McBride (D) 40,083, 40%

*A small portion of Manatee county is not included in Harris's district, so the total votes cast in the governor's race are slightly higher. However, it is telling that with a smaller voter pool, Harris' opponent outpolled Bush's by nearly 2,000 votes here.

Sarasota:
Harris (R) 73,680, 54%; Schneider (D) 63,931, 46%
Bush (R) 82,318, 60%; McBride (D) 55,503, 40%

Desoto:
Harris (R) 3,955, 55%; Schneider (D) 3,187, 45%
Bush (R) 3,951, 55%; McBride (D) 3,212, 45%

Hardee:
Harris (R) 3,267, 62%; Schneider (D) 2,000, 38%
Bush (R) 3,145, 59%; McBride (D) 2,182, 41%

A very small part of Charlotte County is in Harris' district:

Harris (R) 4,755, 56%; Schneider (D) 3,718 44%

Countywide, Bush got 36,385 (63%) to McBride's 22,540 (37%). Can't really use this for a comparison, though, because the county as a whole may be more Republican than the portion in Harris' district.

Anyway, that's the data...you can double check my stats and math if you wish. http://election.dos.state.fl.us/

That data from Sarasota County especially concerns me. She would need to do better there in a statewide race than that to counter Broward and Palm Beach.