The race to succeed long-time Representative Bill Young of Florida's 13th congressional district who died in October will be decided, as all special elections are, by who can get more of their base supporters to the polls. But as a preview of the November mid terms, the race probably isn't very relevant. The Democrats appear to have all the advantages. Alex Sink, Florida’s former chief financial officer and the Democrats’ 2010 gubernatorial nominee, had a head start on the race as she was virtually unopposed in the Democratic primary. Her ability to raise early money was in contrast to Jolly, who had to endure a bruising GOP primary where he emerged with little cash. Sink went to work on Jolly, painting him as anti-Social Security and an extremist. She built a significant lead in a district that has gone from mostly Republican to a swing district in the past decade. Jolly has been assisted by millions spent by outside groups, who have run some very...(Read Full Post)