YESSSS
Effing awesome news on the Florida political front - Jim Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor, chose an excellent running-mate this morning: former Senator Daryl Jones of Miami. There's a lot of tactical reasons why this was a good choice, and you can read about them here in this good St. Pete Times piece. Personally, though, I'm just excited that Florida Dems are recognizing that a bunch of rich white male lawyers aren't the only people who have a stake in Florida's governance. This is hella diverse state and Jones would be the first black lieutenant governor in Florida's history.
On the Republican side, Charlie Crist, a lawyer, chose another middle-aged millionaire white lawyer (who works for that trashy Morgan & Morgan firm based here in Southwest FL). (Read about it here.)
As an aside, here's why I try to link only from the St. Pete Times as opposed to a more local Southwest Florida paper - check out this News-Press fishwrapper that came out just before Davis announced his choice, and compare it to the updated version here.
You should see the op-ed sections of the papers down here. I don't know why the Gulf side of Florida has to be where all the conservative old folks come to develop grotesque tans...
