Charlie Stuart is running for U.S. House District 8 against three term incumbent (and George W. Bush lapdog) Ric Keller.
Almost everyone my hometown paper has endorsed are Republicans - but now, this...
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Mr. Stuart, an Orlando business consultant, offers a sensible, centrist approach on a range of issues critical to Florida and the nation. That explains his endorsements from some prominent local Republicans as well as Bob Graham and other moderate Democrats.
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Voters in Central Florida usually don't get the chance to replace a congressional incumbent with a better challenger. This race is an exception. The Sentinel endorses Charlie Stuart in the 8th District.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-ed29206oct29,0,4794374.story?coll=orl-opinion-headlinesHOORAY! Stuart is more conservative than I would like, but in careful analysis, I realized during the primary that he was the right fit for this distict (which is largely conservative). And he's such a gosh darn gregarious and sensible guy when you talk to him.