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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Tuesday, June 21, 2005

More "Reform"

    It keeps coming:
    Election bills that would triple the spending cap for gubernatorial candidates to $20 million and limit early voting to eight hours on weekdays and weekends over a 15-day period were signed Monday by Gov. Jeb Bush.

    However, Bush had not made up his mind on another bill that would eliminate the runoff primary election, which historically has catapulted some of the state's most renowned politicians into office. He has until June 29 to decide on the runoff bill.
    "Election laws gain Bush's approval".

    As for runoffs, the St Pete Times editorial board asks "What Would Leroy Collins Do?", and points out:
    A no-runoff regime would strongly tempt candidates from the extreme wings of both parties, not to mention spoilers who would run (or be put into) certain races not to elect themselves but to split someone else's constituency.
    "Without a runoff, acting Gov. Charley Johns, the Pork Chop Senate president, would have won the election when Collins and another progressive split the first primary vote."

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