Governor targets minority voters
Seeking to find ways of attracting black Floridians who overwhelmingly voted against his brother four years ago, Gov. Jeb Bush on Saturday kicked off a campaign that aims to bridge the traditionally wide gap between Republicans and minority voters. He urged a roomful of about 200 campaign volunteers in Fort Lauderdale -- most of them black -- to help deliver a bigger slice of the minority vote to President Bush, who collected only 1 out of every 11 votes cast by blacks in the contentious election of 2000. [more]
- During a previous campaign when Jeb Bush was asked, "What would Governor Bush do for Blacks?" he answered, " Probably nothing ." [more]