From St. Augustine Record:

Republican attorney general nominee Pam Bondi is trying to nationalize the campaign, pushing GOP talking points about the dismal economy, the Obama administration and particularly her opposition to the health care overhaul bill it pushed through Congress earlier this year.

Democratic opponent candidate Dan Gelber, a veteran state legislator, is trying to keep the race on Florida issues as the Nov. 2 election approaches, such as cracking down on government corruption and on clinics that illegally dispense prescription pain pills.

“Trying to nationalize the campaign makes some sense because of the current mood that is so anti-Obama and anti-Democratic Party right now. But there are risks. You risk neglecting some state issues that are important to Floridians,” said Dan Smith, head of the University of Florida’s Political Campaigning Program.

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