Before she runs for elective office, she might want to read this article:
Collision Course [The real reason Al Gore lost FL in 2000 - forget Palm Beach and hanging chads...] Excerpt:
... Forget about hanging chads and butterfly ballots. Forget about confused voters and missing ballot boxes. Forget about recounts and lawsuits. If Al Gore loses Florida's 25 electoral votes, and with them the presidency, he can blame himself for refusing to stand in opposition to an airport at Homestead Air Force Base.
Al Gore did not "debate" his differences in FL. Instead, he was silent. He was not, uh, a "fighter" here. ("I'LL FIGHT FOR YOU!!!" said Al Gore, coast to coast, during his campaign -- but, he didn't say that here in FL. He said nothing.)