In his announcement for the governor’s race, just concluded, Attorney General Bill McCollum promised “a new way up” for Florida, apparently introducing the phrase as a campaign theme.

“The hallmark of a McCollum administration will be access and inclusion – it will be one that doesn’t look at partisan labels” or race or gender in seeking to solve these state problems, he said.

McCollum’s emphasis on newness and inclusiveness sounded as if he wanted to squelch his past reputation for partisanship, and to counter one of the advantages of his likely Democratic opponent Alex Sink—her reputation as a fresh, new face in state politics.

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