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...down South in Dixie, the Yankees and their World Series loss is not on the brain. In Florida especially, baseball takes a back seat to college football. Here is a culture where kids sign up for Pop Warner football instead of Little League baseball, and a man’s status as either a University of Florida Gator or a Florida State Seminole defines who he is as much as the car he drives or clothes he wears...
...Associated Press called overwhelming gubernatorial victories for both Mark Warner, the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, and New Jersey Democrat Jim McGreevey. Each campaign showcased candidates trying in their own way to reckon with the terrible after-effects of the September 11th terrorist attacks...
...Virginia race, which pitted Warner against Republican Mark Earley, was the most expensive gubernatorial campaign in the state's history. Warner, a moderate businessman, raised more than $18 million for his campaign, while Earley, a longtime politico, put roughly $10 million into his attempt at the statehouse. Virginia, generally considered a solidly Republican state, has not elected a Democrat since Douglas Wilder won the vote in 1989. Observers say Warner won this year by staking out centrist positions on popular issues like gun ownership. Earley was also hurt by party infighting over budget and tax issues...
...McGreevey's and Warner's victories bring the national total of Democratic governors to 21, with 29 Republicans and two independents. Both men broke 12-year losing streaks for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in their respective states...
...Warner, a wealthy businessman with no previous time in office, is hoping Virginia voters will pin blame for the state?s financial woes on the current GOP leadership. Conscious of the state?s center-right sensibilities, Warner has tailored his message carefully - emphasizing, for example, his support of gun rights. The tactic appears to be working; several local GOP leaders have crossed party lines to endorse the Democrat...