[Elkiejg]

This is funny -- just yesterday in Florida Today (LIEberal paper from Melbourne area - they had McCullom ahead!!!

[xzins]

Castor's 18-point advantage over Deutsch in February has dwindled to a 13-point lead.

This article is chock full of this garden variety subterfuge. The guy is still leading by 13 points, but it's presented as if he's on the ropes.

Go figure.

[JohnnyZ]

Who does McCollum think he's kidding? His support has been steady at about 30-33% or dropping. 2/3 of Republicans have already decided they're not going to vote for him. The only way he has any prayer at all is to viciously attack the other Republicans and try to win a 4-way race, a job which he has started, to be sure, with his attacks on Martinez. In any case, he's only damaging the GOP's prospects in November.

Thanks a lot, McCollum! Thanks for Senator Nelson, now you're trying to give us Castor!

[Redbob]

"...quiet preparations and slow-motion campaigning by the leaders in one of the nation's most hotly contested political fights,..."

I give up:
How can an election be both "quiet... slow-motion" and "hotly contested?"

[zetapsi]

Wow, a new low for Martinez. He's been running anti-gay ads for months now, and it turns out he has 2 homosexuals in his inner circle. There is nothing wrong with that, but why is he running as the PRO-LIFE ANTI-GAY CHAMPION of the WORLD? He obviously condones this behavior if he's willing to have them work for him... but its not okay when its not politically expedient.

I have no problem with gays, they can do what they want. However, I do have a problem with politicians lying to be politically expedient in Primary Season. He can be for or against gay-rights, thats all fine and well..... but he's obviously using this anti-gay rhetoric for votes, and not because he stands against that lifestyle. He's even refusing to comment as to whether he knew they were gay or not.

If he's really the Christian Conservative candidate that he's claiming to be, and stands against the "atrocious" (his word) lifestyle, then why is it okay to for such atrocious people to help him get elected.... oh yeah, to get him elected.

[longtermmemmory]

Some of these democrats and republicans are just moving for name recognition for the 2006 gov race.