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Montford has a wealth of goodwill and political capital built up in the Tallahassee community.  He can most assuredly cast a tough vote or two and still be in good standing with Democrats while managing to be a strong bi-partisan force in the GOP controlled Senate.  Frankly, that’s not good politics, it brings good governance and good results for Montford’s constituents.

Montford also has the ability to raise a large sum of money he likely won’t need to be elected to his next office, should he choose to run for one. Gillum would be wise to note that PAC dollars can be spent to destroy as much as they can be spent to employ a candidate.

Gillum has set out a statewide campaign based on bitterness, hate and racism. He claims to see Confederate flags every day on his way to work.  Unless his commute is hours long, we can only laugh at this claim, but it does indicate that Gillum spends more time focused on race than he does potholes, health care, employment and a host of other issue that need addressing.  Such is his right, but it will likely not get him elected in a state like Florida.

It will be enlightening to see if Gillum’s sophomoric antics and his attacks on a party statesman rise to the level of angering the old He-Coon to the point of Montford actively punishes Gillum for his disrespect. Truth is, Montford knows that Gillum has enough self-inflicted wounds to already destroy his campaign for Governor and Montford is also wise enough to know better than to interfere with an enemy’s own self-destruction.

It’s a lot more fun to just sit back and watch.