One trope that Democrats are pushing nationwide is that the Tea Party has helped nominate Republican candidates who are too extreme to appeal to mainstream voters.
With the successes of Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, and Pam Bondi it certainly seems that way here in Florida.
But can Democrats actually take advantage of this?
In the recent Julianne Moore - Annette Benning alternative flick mentioned in the title, the teenage characters display common sense and decency while the adults are all acting badly.
The show made me think of all the fine young people I met during the Obama campaign and how it was the youth vote that was decisive in his 2008 victory.
Now that the primaries are over here in Florida, it is time for the Democratic Party and its statewide candidates to reach out to this constituency and attempt to re-energize it.
While driving over to my son's house this morning I watched City of Tallahassee crews removing all the McCollum For Governor signs illegally placed in the Right-Of-Way.
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Immediately below, in the "Candidates" section, are links to select candidates' Twitter, Facebook and contribution pages.
These are not paid ads.
The campaign web sites of select candidates; click on "FB" to check them out on FaceBook, "T" to follow them on twitter, and "$" to donate. These are not paid ads.
- At "After All, He Is Black", we look at the inability of Florida "conservatives" to deal with racial issues.
- "Take this job ..." is a compendium of some of the things Florida employers are permitted to do to their employees.
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