Republican Bill McCollum has often been criticized as being an uninspiring candidate.Yet his movement in the polls this week (Mason Dixon organization has him leading) is a remarkable political achievement. His primary opponent Rick Scott has poured over $30 million into a primary campaign - shattering all campaign finance records. Few candidates can withstand 30 million dollars worth of attacks.
When the polls had Scott surging over a month ago, many observers thought McCollum was finished. However he had used endorsements from Jeb Bush and the Chamber of Commerce to full impact. He also has a much more comprehensive get out the vote effort (GOTV) than Rick Scott with campaign coordinators in every part of the state. This heated primary between Republicans has helped Democrat Alex Sink who has not had to engage in name-calling and negative attacks. This will soon come to an end after August 24th. If McCollum survives the primary, he has shown himself to be a tougher candidate than anyone imagined.
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