Everytime one of theses unhappy republicans switch, it drags the democratic party further to the right (and down). If they don't like the direction the teabaggers are driving their party let them fix it instead of diluting ours.

Unfortunately, Florida politics is all about connections, not party affiliations.

or they pretend to be an Independent.

you get the idea...

We don't need one issue party changers who bring us down. The Dem Party is already center at best now. That is unacceptable. We need to attract the left of the spectrum, not the solid right.

kiss Florida of yer toodo list.

degree in Computer Science. She was on the school board for several years and her occupation is listed as educator. She's Roman Catholic born in Nicaragua. She has a couple of donations from labor groups, and most of her campaign money has come from within Florida. She may have been a centrist all along. Don't know. I wonder if she's one of the Republicans who, like the Cubans, consider themselves Republican because of anti-communist beliefs and/or parents.