Fellow Democrats, there is one Democrat who has what it takes to beat the Florida Republicans in 2006. He's everything the Florida Democrats could've asked for and more. He's a man of passion and vision and the man who I believe should be the next Governor of the great state of Florida.
That man is Rod Smith. Rod Smith gained national notoriety after the brutal murders of five students at UF in August of 1990 by Danny Rolling, the "Gainesville Ripper".
In 1994, Rod Smith prosecuted that case and subsequently Rolling is now sitting in jail for his brutal crimes.
In 1992 he was elected State Attorney after beating a two term incumbent Republican and re-elected without any strong opposition in 1996.
In 2000, he gave up the job he loved and ran for State Senate and won with 57% of the vote making him the first Democrat to take a Florida State Senate seat from the Republicans in 20 years. At the same time, Bush won 8 of the 9 counties.
I've come to know Rod over the past few weeks and time and time again, he's shown to be a man of impecable character and honesty. He is the progressive Democrats best hope to take back the Governor's Mansion. He proves that Democrats can be elected anywhere in Florida without hiding their views on the issues.
While Tom Gallagher and Charlie Crist, his Republicans opponents, say they the next election to be about family values, Rod Smith believes that this election should be about how we value families.
Whether the issue be reproductive freedom, gay rights, Terri Schiavo, offshore drilling, education, et cetera, Rod is a proven progressive and I urge all Florida Democrats to support him in the primary and in the general election. To volunteer and/or donate go to:
http://www.rodsmith2006.com
If you really want to see what Rod's about, watch his speech at the Annual Florida Democratic Conference this past weekend. The link is below!
http://www.rodsmith2006.com/...