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...Florida gubernatorial race, Gov. Jeb Bush (R) defeated darkhorse Democratic candidate Bill McBride. Bush, the brother of President Bush, is the first Republican governor to be re-elected in the state’s history...
This was supposed to be a squeaker. It was fair to expect that Florida Governor Jeb Bush's candidacy would be weakened by his state's 2000 election debacle. Democrats were smacking their lips, hoping to extract their revenge. And when challenger and political rookie Bill McBride pulled to within three points in polls taken earlier this fall, it looked like they just might...
...nearly as playful as his palm tree--covered tie would suggest. At a retirement center in Boynton Beach, he solemnly shakes hands, quietly adding an "honestly" to his "I need your vote." He tells TIME the race is close "but not as close as Mr. McBride's internal polls suggest. That's a fund-raising tool." At a school in New Smyrna Beach with the President, there are none of the usual little-brother jokes that Jeb never found funny anyway. The two then move on to a $25,000-a-person fund raiser at a Daytona Beach mansion...
...Florida: Bush vs. McBride Bill Clinton campaigned throughout Florida for Democrat Bill McBride, who is in a tight gubernatorial race with Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, the president's brother...
...Florida: Class size Amendment 9 Governor Bush opposes this measure, which would limit the number of students permitted in each public school classroom, saying the restrictions would cost the state too much money and force tax increases or cuts from other programs. Democratic challenger McBride supports the proposal...