DAVIS, SMITH TRADE "SUPER-LIGHT JABS" AT FORT LAUDERDALE DEBATE

Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls Congressman Jim Davis of Tampa and State Senator Rod Smith of Alachua cooled down the rhetoric Saturday night as they debated as part of a statewide party event held in Fort Lauderdale.

While their attacks on each other have heated during the past couple of weeks, Davis and Smith basically played nice during the debate. That was helped by the fact that the format precluded any rebuttals, and didn't provide much opportunity for back-and-forth discussion.

Davis did go on the offensive on at least a couple of issues and hammered at what he called the "ineffective Legislature", while Smith did much the same toward Congress.

Click here to read the story from today's South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Click here to check out a really good overview of the Democratic contest for governor by Beth Reinhard in today's Miami Herald.