[Mudboy Slim]

"McBride still needs to ensure a big turnout from his base and that's why he's bringing in Clinton," said Stephen Craig, director of the graduate program in political campaigning at the University of Florida. Just two weeks ago, campaign insiders say, McBride rejected a suggestion that Clinton come to Florida. That's because a visit from the highly controversial ex-president can turn off as many voters as it turns on. Then McBride read the polls. He is clearly stalled or fading fast, depending on which poll you read. The Mason Dixon poll released Wednesday had Bush leading McBride, 51 percent to 43 percent. That's the same percentage Bush had over Lt. Gov. Buddy McKay, the Democratic nominee, four years ago on the same date. We all know what happened to Buddy McKay."

Who's Buddy McKay?! Exactly...MUD

[Theodore R.]

McKay was a liberal FL congressman with a "conserevative" image, much like Cleland in GA. He was the Democrat senatorial nominee in 1988 and the gubernatorial nominee in 1998. He lost to Connie Mack and Jeb Bush, respectively.