Do business interests flock to Alex Sink?
Keep an eye on the lobbyists and deep-pocketed business interests who dominate Tallahassee and overwhelmingly support Republicans. Many of them could be moving to help Democrat Sink. Scott is a small government, antiregulation conservative, but he also owes nobody a thing and is unpredictable. Sink is a Democrat, but she is also a lifelong banker who understands business and has long-standing business ties. “In Tallahassee tonight, the deal-makers are crying in their cocktails,” declared Scott. Or maybe they’re just ordering different drinks. 3. Does Sink change her message? The one-term chief financial officer had been planning to campaign as a lifelong businesswoman and nonpolitician up against a career politician — McCollum. But now she is the incumbent and her opponent is the outsider. Sink had an effective TV spot ridiculing McCollum and Scott for their negative campaigning, but it’s unlikely she can resist going negative herself to attack Scott for his tenure leading a health ca
