This is either a good way, or not a good way to start off the General
Election campaign.

Out of the Florida Governor's contest – Republican nominee A.G. Charlie Crist’s  Democrat opponent Jim Davis “…
invited reporters to listen in on a conference call with a prominent black
lawmaker from South Florida.”  Things kind of went
downhill from there.

“U.S.
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, skipped the congratulatory banter and instead
plowed into a blunt, sometimes critical, assessment of Davis' standing with
African-American voters and the ground he needs to cover.

“Y'all
can't take black folks for granted,” Hastings said, the urgency in his
voice filling a barren room at Davis' headquarters in Tampa.

And
Hastings wasn't done. He had something else to tell Davis: Charlie Crist had
beat him to this punch. Crist called Hastings as polls closed Tuesday night –
roughly 16 hours before Davis picked up the phone.”

If you’re Charlie
Crist – this is a good way to start the campaign – if you’re
Jim Davis – not so much.

Read the entire
article here – it’s a good take on base politics in the Florida
race for Governor.