|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Florida Republicans see trouble brewing
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Container
|
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 20, 2006 04:03pm |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | Analysis |
| News Date | Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Crazy as it sounds in a state so thoroughly dominated by the GOP, there are signs of big trouble brewing for the party of no-longer-in-control-Jeb. And it goes much deeper than than Republican Senate candidate Katherine Harris' latest discomforting performance on Hannity & Colmes.
"There's been a phenomenal reversal of fortune down there," said Matt Towery, who runs an Atlanta-based polling and online media firm. Having completed a March 6-9 poll of 1,000 registered voters in Florida, the former Republican lawmaker and Newt Gingrich aide sees a seismic shift in Florida politics.
"These numbers are like a tsunami. There has been a literal sea change, a potential realignment toward the Democrats in Florida," Towery said. "I think the state's gone from being pretty safe Republican to being pretty safe Democrat. And it's because the independents who kept (both Bushes) in office have shifted something like 70 percent to the Democrats."
This is just a snapshot in time, of course, and the election - including governor, U.S. Senate, state attorney general, chief financial officer and a smattering of competitive congressional and legislative races - is still eight months away. Republicans have an enormous financial advantage and a get-out-the-vote effort that's proven its superiority in the last two Florida elections. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
