10/28/2002
Oops, I forgot Lakeland Ledger, Bradenton Herald and Gainesville Sun. The latter, according to the AP supported McBride but didn't post it on-line as of Monday morning. [Posted later Monday: McBride for governor -- Gainesville Sun. "Jeb Bush promised to bring Floridians together. But he has been an agent of our polarization."]
Re-elect Jeb Bush -- Lakeland Ledger A rambling laundry-list piece weighs Bush's positives (tax cuts) against negatives (DCF) and defends his education policies. McBride gets scant attention except for the worried thought that those union guys seem to like him.
The Herald's choice: Bill McBride -- Bradenton Herald. "Are we better off than we were four years ago? . . . We believe the answer is no." Former Bush supporters complain "the governor's record of power-grabbing, divisive leadership and public policy failures speaks for the error of voters' choice (in 1998)." Singles out Bush's education policies. "Unlike Bush, what you see is what you get with McBride: a plain-spoken, small-town-folksy man who rose from humble origins to build a successful career in the state's leading law firm." (I navigate Knight-Ridder sites so you don't have to!)
Re-elect Jeb Bush -- Lakeland Ledger A rambling laundry-list piece weighs Bush's positives (tax cuts) against negatives (DCF) and defends his education policies. McBride gets scant attention except for the worried thought that those union guys seem to like him.
The Herald's choice: Bill McBride -- Bradenton Herald. "Are we better off than we were four years ago? . . . We believe the answer is no." Former Bush supporters complain "the governor's record of power-grabbing, divisive leadership and public policy failures speaks for the error of voters' choice (in 1998)." Singles out Bush's education policies. "Unlike Bush, what you see is what you get with McBride: a plain-spoken, small-town-folksy man who rose from humble origins to build a successful career in the state's leading law firm." (I navigate Knight-Ridder sites so you don't have to!)
