Despite what conventional wisdom implies, Nan Rich believes she can become the next governor of Florida.
The only declared major Democrat in the race for next's year election, Rich made an appearance at the Maestro's Restaurant Friday afternoon for a Tampa Tiger Bay event. She presented her case on why she could and should be the next chief executive of the Sunshine State.
"I'm an optimist," Rich responded when asked by La Gaceta's Joe O'Neill if there is anything that could bring her down. He was referring to Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant's refusal to let Rich give a five-minute address at last weekend's Democratic Jefferson-Jackson dinner, and the fact that a poll this week showed Rich as the only losing Democrat candidate listed in a head-to-head match-up against Governor Scott.
"I think it's amazing that I'm only down six points," Rich said, referring to the Quinnipiac poll that had Scott leading her 42-36 percent. Rich said Charlie Crist also went down in popularity from the polling organization's last survey taken three months ago. "I feel really kind of good because I haven't got any ads up, or talked about anybody's record."
This article appears in Jun 20-26, 2013.
