Much too close considering that Alex Sink backs Obamacare and this has been a solid republican seat for over 40 years.
But didn’t obama win last two elections?
Yes.
Also, Sink carried this district (the county is the district) in her failed gubernatorial bid.
And even though the seat was held by a republican for many years, Pinellas county is quite liberal and democrat Sink was expected to win.
The county is home to the old St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) one of the most liberal newspapers in the nation. The editors there never met a democrat they couldn't gladly endorse.
But I thought that the damage done by Obamacare would throw the election to republican Jolly and by a fairly good margine.
He did take the win but not by as much as I had hoped.
I would have liked to see a clearer signal from voters that Obamcare was not just a factor, but a huge factor.