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In Case You Missed It: Florida’s Martha Coakley?
February 14th, 2010The St. Petersburg Times today has a striking piece about Alex Sink’s campaign for Florida governor. She had been touted by state and national Democrats as a top-tier candidate in a race that always has national implications. But some of the on-the-record quotes from those identified as her supporters sound strikingly similar to comments we heard about Martha Coakley as her Senate campaign went downhill. The piece describes Sink, currently the state Chief Financial Officer, as ‘a hypercautious candidate without a potent message or viable political operation.
In Case You Missed It: Alex Sink a “Candidate Without a Potent Message or Viable Operation”
February 14th, 2010Sink has money, but fans want a message. Veteran political pros and Democratic activists across Florida increasingly fret that the woman once viewed as a sure winner for governor is proving to be a hypercautious candidate without a potent message or viable political operation. There’s certainly time to turn it around and get it on the right path,’ said Democratic consultant Jeff Garcia of Miami, ‘but the campaign appears to be behind the eight ball and a little bit slow in developing.