DEMOCRATS SMELL BLOOD in the water down in Florida. Over the past two years, the party has managed to reverse its political misfortunes by nabbing nine new state House seats and picking up two congressional seats. And, for the first time, the number of Hispanic Democratic voters in the state has edged past the number of Hispanic Republicans.
In an effort to bolster their majority in Congress, Democrats are now targeting Republicans: Ileana I Ros-Lehtmen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart I and Mario Diaz-I Balart, in the 18th, 21st and 25th distncts, respectively. The three challengers all ...