Guys, what's going on in Florida?

[Arkana]

I thought Alex Sink was leading in the polls, but TPM has her behind in every recent one. Did something happen?

[Kdillard]

1. I was under the impression that it was back and forth. I saw recent polls with her leading.

[Crazy Dave]

2. I didn't see the last debate with her and Scott

Maybe she didn't do very good :shrug:

[madmax]

3. She was on Big Ed's today

some stink about her texting during the debate. B.S. if you ask me.

[flvegan]

4. She received a text during a break in the debate.

That staffer who sent the text, is history.

They both blew a question on what minimum wage is, though. They both looked stupid for that.

[madmax]

6. Didn't catch the minimum wage part.

[flvegan]

11. It really wasn't *that* big of a deal.

But the m$m has been ALL over it here today/tonight. So naturally, it's this great big thing. It just made them look out of touch, really. I doubt 50% of folks here would know (unless they were making that amount).

[madmax]

12. Yes, that's what the media does lately. nt

[Crazy Dave]

9. I just looked that up

I doubt if that's the main issue that changed anything. Maybe closer to the election the undecideds have finally decided.

Lovely, The Scott and Rubio nightmare is looking inevitable.

[angee_is_mad]

5. running away from black voters

doesn't help. Now she is having to backtrack and you have textgate.

http://blog.reidreport.com/2010/10/sink-textgate/
"Of course, the problem with this is that Sink’s entire campaign is predicated on demonstrating to voters what a crook Rick Scott is, so doing something like this is just colossally stupid. But what’s worse, is that the Sink campaign seems to be closing weak, after pulling it together this summer and running a pretty good race. First, they dropped the ball with black voters, culminating in their need to now seek forgiveness from the president of the Miami Dade NAACP … on the radio. And now this, which gives the Crook … I mean Rick Scott campaign a second act, and a fresh argument that CFO Sink might not be ready for prime time."

[Arkana]

7. Running away from black voters?

What on earth did she do?

[4lbs]

14. She snubbed the leader of Miami's black community and skipped the NAACP forum they were holding.

http://saintpetersblog.com/2010/10/23/alex-sink-campaign-snubs-influential-leader-of-miamis-black-community/

<snip>
Team Sink decided to skip Monday’s NAACP candidate forum in Miami (which I moderated — full disclosure — with CBS 4 reporter Elliot Rodriguez.) Of course, the campaign can schedule the would-be governor however they want, and I certainly don’t take it personally, since I had no part in planning the event. But the problem is, the president of the Miami-Dade NAACP, Bishop Victor Curry, is also the pastor of the largest Black congregation in South Florida (New Birth, where the forum took place) … and the church has its own radio station, where Curry proceeded on Tuesday to blast Sink for the entire length of his three-hour Tuesday Talk show. Now the Sink campaign has to clean up its image with black Miami voters, who I guess they were counting on Kendrick Meek to take care of for them (and how’s that working out, by the way?) So where was the candidate on Monday? Way up north in Marianna Florida — with her running mate — (what, couldn’t break either one of them away…?) hanging with about 200 Democratic stalwarts (there were more than four times that number of potential voters in the audience on Monday.) Meanwhile, her opponent Rick Scott’s running-mate, Jennifer Carroll, did show up at the forum, took tough questions, and got respect for doing so.
</snip>

[bluestateguy]

8. No doom and gloom posts

nt

[Arkana]

10. This isn't a doom and gloom post. I'm genuinely confused because every poll I saw posted here

had Sink in the lead by at least 4-5 points. Now I'm finding recent polls with her 4-5 points behind.

I'm not concern trolling.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. Florida Is Always Tough Terrain For Democrats

And in this political environment it's even tougher.

[Thrill]

13. Could the Health Care Industry schill really win?

WTF is wrong with people in this country?

[GSLevel9]

16. it's REALLY simple.

Many good people KNOW that progressive policy benefits mankind. Progressive policies protect nature and our natural resources. Progressive policies strive to encourage economic fairness and compassion for the have-nots.

Having said that...

When people don't have a job... when people see gasoline prices rise by $1/gal in a year... when people see their friends and neighbors lose their homes... when people lose all feeling of economic security...

Progressive policies are out the door.

Don't talk to someone about higher taxes to promote CO2 reduction when someone has trouble feeding their family.

Progressive policies work when the economy is stable. When people feel comfortable in their OWN LIVES they're more willing to step out and try to improve OTHERS lives.