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Letter from the Chairman, Al Cardenas, Republican Party of FloridaAt long last, the general election season is upon us. Janet Reno, in all likelihood, actually brought more voters to the polls in the Democrat primary for governor, despite being outspent in a big way. As a result, Bill McBride has emerged nicked and tarnished from a heavily divided primary and his first decision is already a flop. He picked Tom Rossin to be his running mate and the choice was met with a chorus of yawns. Rossin is a retiring state senator from south Florida with a long list of...

The race goes national Presidential hopefuls are quick to lend support and help to Bill McBride By ADAM C. SMITH and WES ALLISON St. Petersburg Times published September 19, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Bill McBride, Florida's come-from-nowhere Democratic nominee for governor, is suddenly a new star in the national Democratic Party. Democratic presidential hopefuls are lining up to campaign for the man they think has a shot at unseating the president's brother. The chairman of the Democratic National Committee reworked his schedule to join McBride and dozens of fundraisers and politicos for a strategy session in Tampa today. And party leaders...