It sure isn't a good way to start. It makes one wonder if she is a competent politician or just another inheritee of the wealthy class buying into office.
FYI she has represented my district 13 as FL State Senator from 1994-98; then she was elected as FL Secretary of State in 1998. She showed grace under an onslaught of personal attacks and courage in upholding FL's election laws during the post Nov. 2000 election period.
She has an MA from Harvard in Public Administration(International Trade) and a BA in History. She's a fourth generation Floridian!
IMHO the fact that her family's wealth was the result of her Grandfather's business acumen & farming skills shouldn't be held against her. She has worked hard for Sarasota & Florida.
She didn't 'buy' these offices...she earned the them the 'old fashioned way'....she was elected by a majority of the voters!