Republican David Jolly beats Alex Sink in Florida special election

David Jolly had to overcome his libertarian opponent and the name recognition of Alex Sink who ran for governor against Rick Scott in 2010. And he did by less than two percent.

He told Cavuto yesterday that Obamacare was the biggest issue among the people, so much so that even Sink had to keep her distance from it. I’m sure that all would have changed had she won the election, but fortunately she did not.

As far as predictions go, I’ll leave that up to the pros. I am one who believes it’s dangerous to count chickens before they hatch, especially when we are in the fight of our lives.

FOX NEWS – Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where ObamaCare got its first test ahead of November’s midterm elections and Democrats and Republicans spent millions of dollars auditioning national strategies for the rest of the year.

With nearly 100 percent of the vote counted, Jolly had 48.5 percent of the vote to Sink’s 46.7 percent. Libertarian Lucas Overby had 4.8 percent.

The race to replace the late Rep. Bill Young was considered a tossup, and was cast as a political bellwether, and a testing ground for each party’s messaging strategy — which revolves in part around the Affordable Care Act.

Jolly had said that if he wins, “I think there’s no question Republicans hold the House in November, but I also think that means we take the Senate.”

Jolly, a former aide to Young, had along with Republican groups spent millions to hammer his Democratic opponent over ObamaCare.

Sink, who narrowly lost the 2010 governor’s race to incumbent Gov. Rick Scott, had cautiously embraced the health law — while insisting it urgently needs fixing. She had played down its importance in the special election.


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