GOP city commissioner backs Democrat Sink for governor
by George Bennett | May 29th, 2009West Palm Beach City Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell, a Republican, says she’s supporting Democrat Alex Sink for governor in 2010 rather than presumed GOP frontrunner Bill McCollum.
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Mitchell, whose city commission seat is nonpartisan, also says she’ll cross party lines to support Democratic state Sen. Dave Aronberg if Aronberg runs for attorney general in 2010.
On the other hand, Mitchell favors conservative Republican Marco Rubio in the GOP’s U.S. Senate primary against more moderate frontrunning Gov. Charlie Crist. Mitchell is also crossing county lines to back state Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, in a GOP state Senate primary rather than Palm Beach County candidates Carl Domino or Nick Loeb.
Mitchell’s city commission seat is up for reelection in 2010 and she’s often mentioned as a potential mayoral candidate in 2011.
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May 29th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
She seems a bit confused, philosophically, psychologically and politically speaking.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
I think it’s more about picking the best candidate for each position. I give this woman a ton of credit.
May 30th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Good for Kimberly for having the guts to defy the typical political correctness of favoring one party over another. All Americans should be looking to support good, decent candidates regardless of their party registration. Blindly supporting a political party gets us into trouble. Independent thinking needs to be at the forefront in the upcoming elections. You go, girl.