Alex Sink says she will not run for Florida governor
09/20/2013
In an interview with the Associate Press, Democrat Alex Sink, who narrowly lost to Republican Rick Scott in 2010, said she is not going to seek a rematch.
Recently, Sink said she would make up her mind by Oct. 25. At this moment it is not clear what prompted her to make the decision today.
Sink's husband, Bill McBride, was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002. He died suddenly in December and his death has weighed heavily on Sink's decision making about her future as a candidate.
In addition, the potential of a Sink candidacy was met with less excitement among Democrats who supported her in 2010. Many Democrats have said publicly and privately that they were lukewarm about her taking another shot at Scott. Supporters noted that it was close race, she is widely known, and a practiced campaigner.
In the wings is former Florida Governor Charlie Crist. The Republican turned independent and now Democratic is expected to announced in the coming weeks.
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