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...fact, Dems insist that not having their candidates in the state has compelled them to fortify their grassroots infrastructure, which has sputtered over the past decade compared to the Republicans' well-oiled Florida machine. Says Rich: "In a way it's exciting, because [Clinton's] supporters want to be out there acting as a surrogate for her. In the process we're getting our grass roots more activated and regenerated." Brubiski says the party as a result has seen a rise in Democratic registrations across Florida and new emphasis on local organization. Absentee ballot requests from Democrats...
...final irony, according to Wexler, is that because even Super Tuesday may not solidify either Clinton's or Obama's hold on the nomination in this unusually hard-fought primary season, "if Florida had kept its primary election date where it was, it may well have played a greater role in deciding the nominee." That said, however, he still believes the Florida result will influence Super Tuesday voters even if it won't count on the delegate tally board. And he and other state Democratic leaders remain convinced, like state Republicans, that it was necessary for Florida to strike...
...race, who knows - if the Democratic primaries still haven't yielded a clear winner for the nomination by the summer, perhaps the party will need to use Florida's delegates (and Michigan's) to break the deadlock. It is, after all, the kind of extra-innings electoral role Florida has played before...
...excited to see this product!" he exclaimed Saturday in Lutz, Florida, outside of Tampa, while visiting a company called Opinicus, which makes "Level D" flight simulators...
...each of those contests, Republican voters saw through the façade, and chose two candidates - Mike Huckabee and John McCain - who were running more as real people, not just poll-tested productions. But as the days tick down to Florida's Tuesday vote, with Romney in a tight race with John McCain to win the state, there is evidence that he has learned some lessons. The initial product launch failed, so he has recreated himself as something not so far from the person he actually is - a nerd, who knows how to handle money and make things work...