Try and live up to your handle. Mccollum is not pro abortion,his stem cell research position may be wrong but not pro abortion. This is a very difficult issue for people and I believe that his stance means he is running statewide now like he would if he already won the primary. Martinez is a trial lawyer who is not for tort reform,and he was the former President of the trial lawyers assn. He also gave money to lots of rats like Biden and Graham. Mccollum was a JAG in the military,and was an impeachment manager. HE is the best candidate by far,and he is up and informed on all the issues. He is conservative to the core,but you cannot win statewide in Florida if you are stridently anti-abortion and anti gay. Jeb Bush is a good example,when he had Tom Feeney as a running mate he lost,when he had Frank Brogan as a running mate he won both times. All of us are very pro-life but they do not make it a strident one issue for them. We are pragmatic knowing that the more women that are pregnant learn about their babies in-utero the more pro-life they will be.
You know, when you defend McCollum's stances by saying he's doing an unpricipled pander to pro-choice moderates, that doesn't make him look good, it makes him look weak and, well, unprincipled.
I know both McCollum and Martinez personally, so I have a pretty good idea what they stand for. McCollum used to be my Congressman. As a lawyer in Orlando, I used to deal with Martinez on the opposite side. Martinez was a good lawyer, and he has for the last 8 years or so been an effective governmental servant.
No matter what you think of their positions on the issues, there is one thing that ought to be clear: The Republican candidate is going to have an uphill climb against the Dem candidate. McCollum has a good base here in Orlando, but it's Miami that will decide who wins. Martinez also has a good base in Orlando, but he has a good base in Miami as well. Every South Florida Hispanic voter who votes for Martinez is another Hispanic voter who will not be voting for Castor. Also, Martinez will put votes in Bush's column for the same reason. The more conservative Cubans who show up to vote in November, the higher Bush's tally will be.