The big news in Florida’s gubernatorial race today was the announcement that Alex Sink’s campaign manager, Paul Dunn, is leaving the campaign, and for now Jim Cassady, her former chief of staff at her paid gig as Chief Financial Office, will take over.

Team Sink also announced a new deputy campaign manger in charge of finance, Shellie Levin from Miami, who has recently served as  EMILY’s List Majority Council Director for the Southeast U.S.

EMILY’s List supports pro-choice female candidates, and endorsed Sink for governor last summer.

The Republican Party of Florida and Bill McCollum pounced on the news.

Republican Party of Florida Executive Director Ronnie Whitaker said in a statement that:

“After six months of lackluster fundraising, it’s no wonder that Alex Sink decided to shake up her stagnant campaign,” What is surprising is that Sink decided to hire a former senior staffer from a pro-abortion group, after previously refusing to disclose how much funding she received from that same group, or even simply listing their support on her campaign web site.”

This article appears in Apr 7-13, 2010.