LABOR BODY DECLINES DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL ENDORSEMENT

The Florida AFL-CIO decided not to endorse Congressman Jim Davis (D - Tampa) or State Senator Rod Smith (D - Alachua) for governor by not giving either candidate the necessary two-thirds vote during it's Committee on Political Education (COPE) convention held over the weekend in Tampa, according to the St. Petersburg Times' political blog The Buzz. The body later released a statement touting both candidates' as "friends of Florida's working families" and that "Both candidates have gained the support of important sectors of our movement."

Of course, both Davis and Smith are trying to spin the decision to their advantage. They will now work to gain the support of individual AFL-CIO affiliates across Florida.