Graham was more like Zell Miller as a Gov., but his years in DC have changed him. As head of the intel committee, many people here hold him directly accountable for the intel failures of 911, and his participation in the stark partisanship in the senate has left alot of Floridians with a bad taste in their mouths. Nelson on the Armed Services committee is a joke- following his antics in the sweater speech with Graham.
Who to replace Graham? In Jax, Mayor John Delaney, former Dem, now a Rep, Catholic, pro life, actually did something about drainage (a huge issue in a town that floods at high tide) ran unopposed in last elections, retiring due to term limits. Also, former Congresswoman Tillie Fowler- came in with the 94 revolution, honored her term limit pledge, theerby retaining her popularity.
Jeb's running mate Frank Brogan would have some support. Several cities have new republican mayors that are black or hispanic, a sure draw for independent and dem crossover votes. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out in 04.