Thought I'd go back to a point I missed:
The irony of you comparing an elected official of the Republican Party (there? Is that better?) in one of the largest counties in the nation with a population of 3,026,786 - that's MILLIONS ripe with racist Republicans to the village of Winter Haven, Florida, with its population of 32,577 - that's THOUSANDS (est. 2007) (most likely also ripe with racist Republicans, but that's another thread...) with a non-elected official - merely a candidate for mayor - simply amazes me!
The fact that you think that one is "not really a national news story" when it's dealing with (again) an elected official of the Republican Party (there? Is that better?) in one of the largest counties in the nation with a population of 3,026,786 - that's MILLIONS, yet you think that the one who's a mayoral candidate in East Podunck, Floriduh with its population of 32,577 - that's THOUSANDS should be considered "a national news story" simply amazes me even more!
good point..