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Political reporters are used to getting deluged by emails making all sorts of claims and counter claims following a debate. So when I started getting emails sent to me about how Florida Democratic governor candidate Alex Sink “cheated” during her debate last night with Republican nominee Rick Scott, I was skeptical at first. Remember, for instance, the theory about the “mystery bulge” in President Bush’s back that conspiracy mongers claimed as evidence he was getting messages radioed to him during a debate with John Kerry. But in the case of Alex Sink, it turns out she did actually break the rules of the debate by accepting a text message from a staffer giving her advice during one of the commercial breaks. CNN, which hosted the debate, posted the video with additional details here.
Sink subsequently fired the staffer who sent the text message and tried to play dumb, but the damage has already been done to her candidacy. Sink and Scott spent the evening trading barbs over who could be trusted, but this incident severely undermines her credibility. The very best defense you can make about Sink is that this incident displays incompetence and suggests she doesn’t have the proper management skills even to control her own staff. And the sheer novelty of the story will likely ensure it gets a lot of play.
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Andrew B| 10.26.10 @ 10:37AM
She fired the staffer? Isn't that a bit like a quarterback leading 27 players onto the field in the Super Bowl, then firing the 3rd string kicker who followed the rest of the crowd?
Another profile in courage this election season.
Sink is scum| 10.26.10 @ 11:28AM
Sink is scum of the worst sort and cannot be trusted as governor of Florida, she's Alan Grayson in a skirt.
Jeff Lee| 10.26.10 @ 11:36AM
Rules don't apply to Democrats.
Sean| 10.26.10 @ 12:20PM
She didn't seem to have a problem with it until it was pointed out. She accepted the phone and read the text. Of course it was the Republicans fault she cheated with his accusations of her shady behavior.
JFGalt| 10.26.10 @ 12:51PM
Wasn't the real problem that she took the message not that one was sent after all who would go onto a televised debate with their cellphone on unless you were expecting a call. If she wins - don't worry this poor staffer will get his reward for taking the bullet here.
Bob| 10.26.10 @ 2:29PM
The makeup person brought the cheat in from the sidelines and she didn't send it back, she didn't refuse to look at it, she was just fine breaking the rules and it is her fault, not the aide or the makeup person or the guy behind the curtain. She was only too happy to participate in being told what to do and say in a debate where she knew it was against the rules. This is exactly like cheating on an exam, except more serious, if she is going to fire someone, it should be herself.
Rob| 10.26.10 @ 4:24PM
Sink said that she removed the staffer from her campaign, which is not necessarily the same as removing her from her staff. She could have moved the staffer to a non-campaign position.