Misfits...

Well, it looks like we have another line-up of misfits to challenge Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite in this year's election. With this varied selection, finding a way to begin will be difficult but here goes.

First, we have a candidate named Jim King who filed as a republican in this year's race congressional race against Ginny Brown-Waite. Mr. King has made many unsuccessful bids for election in the past. He ran as a reform candidate, democrat, and the most recent was his campaign as a republican against Pete Enwall in 2000 for the congressional seat then held by Karen Thurman. The race between Enwall and King turned very ugly, very fast, with Mr. King turning on the negative machine. It should be noted that Jim King paid to have his name placed on the ballot this year opting not to use the petition method.

Next, we have Mr. Werder, the disabled truck driver that has challenged Ms. Brown-Waite numerous times for the congressional seat. Mr. Werder has been a gentleman in all his last campaign attempts with Ginny Brown-Waite and has actually provided some comic relief into the serious world of local politics. Everyone should remember when he was a write-in candidate and carried around a 6 foot pencil to make his point. He also wore a hat that made him look like he had just stepped out of the Hatfield and McCoy cartoon. Mr. Werder was able to secure his name on the ballot as a democrat by petition but he had to use paid petitioner gathers to achieve this process.

Another democrat on the ballot is named Carol Castagnero. Ms. Castagnero refers to herself as Grandma Carol. Grandma Carol is like that aunt you never talk about and hope no one finds outs she's related to you. Bless her heart, she means well but had to buy her way onto the ballot because she could not convince enough people to sign her petition cards.

Just in the nick of time, John Russell decided to run again for the district5, congressional seat. At the 11th hour on Friday, Mr. Russell paid approximately $10,000 to compete for a 3rd time against Ginny Brown-Waite. There isn't one positive term that could be used to describe the past, mean-spirited campaigning of this individual. Even Mickie Mouse doesn't want him to come back to Disney World so it's no wonder the democrats haven't jumped on board to support his campaign.

Well, that the line-up of individuals to challenge Ginny Brown-Waite in her re-election campaign bid this year. Yes, Ginny was the only candidate with overwhelming support of the public to place her name on the ballot by petition method. She was able to secure the 5,536 signatures with the assistance of many supporters within her district which should serve to illustrate her approval rating over the last eight years.