Beating about the Bush
The race for governor of Florida is as tight as the 2000 presidential contest there
JANET RENO, Bill Clinton's attorney-general, calls this one of the most important elections in Florida ever. Pete Deutsch, congressman for the Everglades, says it is the most important race in the country. They may both be right. The governorship of Florida will not determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill this year. But it could determine the White House in 2004.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Beating about the Bush”
From the October 26th 2002 edition
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