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Crist’s Senate Choice Reflects What Is Best For Charlie, Not Florida

By Abel Harding

The news that Florida Governor Charlie Crist (R) had picked his former Chief of Staff George LeMieux to fill the US Senate seat vacated by Mel Martinez (R) had the political chattering classes in overdrive on Friday. Karen Thurman, the former Congresswoman who chairs the Florida Democratic Party, was decidedly critical. "This glaring example of... »

How To Rig An Election

By Abel Harding

Every 10 years, Florida's political power brokers drool over their next opportunity to rig a decade's worth of elections.  This is all quite legal, of course, and is done through the prospect of redistricting.  Florida, like many other states, allows the Legislature and the Governor complete control over the process.  Before Republicans begin to... »