Can an independent candidate for governor win in Florida?
By Farid A. Khavari
Don't buy the lie that Republicans are the majority in Florida. Non-Republican voters in Florida outnumber Republicans by nearly two to one.
Despite control of both houses of the legislature, the governor and cabinet, Republicans are a minority in Florida.
Out of 11,729,127 voters registered in Florida (April, 2014), only 4,128,664 (35.2%) are Republicans, while 4,590,417 (39.14%) are registered as Democrats. 2,665,062 (25.66%) are registered without party affiliation, and 344,984 (2.94%) affiliated with minor parties; combined they are 25.66% of Florida's voters.
In fact, current Republican governor Rick Scott was elected in 2010 by only 23.24% of Florida's voters, and even many Republicans voted for the Democratic candidate.
Each of the 3 Republican candidates for cabinet offices received an average of 300,000 (11.4%) more votes than Scott did, while Alex Sink (Democrat for governor) received an average of 497,000 (19.4%) more votes than each of the 3 Democratic cabinet candidates. This proves that many Republicans voted against Rick Scott, and that Scott was not elected by Republicans--he was elected by Democrats and others who simply stayed home.
