The Worst Race in America
Former Florida Governor and Democratic candidate for Governor Charlie Crist (L) and Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott shake hands after finishing their televised debate at Broward College on October 15, 2014 in Davie, Florida. Governor Scott is facing off against Crist in the November 4, 2014 governors race.
GettyAmid all the talk about these midterms being “the nothing election,” there is one election that can well and truly be said to be about nothing. The Florida governor's race is almost completely free of substance except that manufactured by consultants to be shoveled out over the airwaves.
Instead, it has produced all the usual political virtues: ambition, vanity, money, shamelessness, the drive to claw your opponent's eyes out. Yes, the Florida governor's race has earned its distinctions.