Who is running to replace Bob Graham in Florida?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

[watercolors]

1. Betty Castor is my pick

I believe she has the best chance, even over the repug candidates. She is favored to win.

[liberalpragmatist]

2. Betty Castor

Also running are Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas and Rep. Peter Deutsch. Castor is the former state education secretary and is leading by a wide margin in the polls.

The primary has been ugly. Penelas has issues with party loyalty and Deutsch has run a relentlessly nasty campaign. Castor's the best bet and I'm glad she's winning.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. If Castor wins, how do you think she will do against Martinez?

[Catt03]

4. Mel Martinez is Bush Family pick

http://whereisthemoney.org/hotseat/mel/campaign2004.htm#Candidate2004

[Bombtrack]

5. Alex Penelas is probably the only one who can win statewide

However the lies and deceits that have been smeared on him have worked, and we're going to end up with a candidate who's unlikely to beat Martinez.

Castor is rusty and milquetoast, she reminds me of Jeane Shaheen. NH's politics are similar to Floridas on the spectrum of politics, and Martinez is naturally better suited to win than Sununu was his state.

Peter Deutsch is just a shameless blowhard. Castors supporters tend to recognize that when he's misleading people about her, but not when he or his hitmen are doing it to Penelas.

[alcuno]

6. They haven't even held the primaries yet.

We shall see.