Bruce Cotton v. Janet Long

Republican Bruce Cotton, who last year lost a primary against Dottie Reeder, is running again for state House District 51, against incumbent Democrat Janet Long.

Cotton's old boss, state Rep. Leslie Waters: "Bruce Cotton knows the state and local issues that matter to Florida families, and issues important to our local businesses. With a spouse employed as a health care professional, and a son in elementary school, he knows first hand what working families want and deserve in an elected official."

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Last time I went wrong with Long… this time I’m-a-pick’n Cotton!

Pick Cotton? Great slogan - good thing there arent any blacks in the district.

Is Cotton stupid?

Message to donors: Hey y'all, I know I got stomped in my primary last time by a two to one margin, but this time I promise its for real.

Long 55 Cotton 45.

Message to voters: Hey folks, did you get what Janet promised? How’s your insurance bill… how’s you property taxes? What, you got nadda! … why I never… well you can fix that you know.

Long picked your pocket… now you should Pick Cotton!

[GOP Girl]

4:18- yeah, because a Freshman in the minority party has the power to fix all that...

Janet will do just fine… so long as she stays away from Thurmadrunk and here merry band of corkscrews…

You Cant’s Go Wrong… with a good glass of Chardonnay! … hi’cup****

Wonder how GOP Gop girl really is, defending a democrat like that...

Only reason Long got elected is because she had an unpopular opponenet.

4:18, then let's get rid of all the republicans along with Leslie Waters. What was Cotton doing when he was working for Waters. Obviously Cotton is part of the Republican majority that didn't deliver. The minority tried.

Great... give the minority a big "E" for effort... then kick them all out for simply continuing to lie and cheat taxpayers.

Crap In... Crap Out... they all gotta go!

513
are you filing to run ?

Wait, didn't the the minority party try to push a property tax plan that did nothing but maintain taxes at the same level in a round about way?

Least the majority party had different idea's, not just maintaining the status quo and soaking the home owners.

[Campaign Manager]

Anyone who thinks that GOP majority succeeded in doing anything about property insurance is deluding themselves.

CM,

Never said they succeeded, just said they were trying different paths to make real cuts...which they failed at. But at least they tried and d in't pay lip service to the voters like the democrats did by pushing a plan that, in the end, did nothing.

Truth is anything the legislature can do can be twisted by the counties/locals.

Until changes starts there we are all doomed to keep paying too much property tax.

5:19,

Yes

I think Janet's hot!

eeeeewwwwww

5:27 If you think you are paying to much in property tax, move to a less expensive house. It is very simple free market system. Supply dwindles value goes up. The property appraiser, appraises at current value. For a couple of years people love the home equity, then the market starts to fall out and your ARM hits and you can't sell.

Why is it that the Republicans complain about government regulation when the economy is good and we give them the power. The economy goes to the crapper. Ask Detriot, Pittsburgh, Youngstown how the 80s went.

5:27 probably can't move since he is probably under SOH and a move would cost 2-3 times what he's paying now for a less expensive home.

Free market is fine, but gov't has intervened and put in an artifical roadblock for home owners. Add to that governments who fight to keep revenues high, even in times of bad economy, when they should be lowering tax rates to make sure people aren't overtaxed.

everyone in the pcrec thinks bruce is a joke no one will give him any money and if he doesn't watch it he will get the boot at SPC where he doesnt work either he is to sum it upa loserrrr

An endorsement of Bruce Cotton by Leslie Waters in the Republican primary is big news.The choice has been made and Bruce is the GOP's choice.

[Chris W]

9:17 - Save Our Homes was added to the constitution *by the voters*.

10:42-- err, i hope that was snark, since Waters endorsed Cotton in the last election as well.

My property taxes went UP.
My property insurance went UP.

The Legislature wants to cut back agency expenses while they fly to Boston for a week, give themselves a 3% raise, and get better than full-time state employee benefits for less than full-time work.

The Governor wants agencies to tighten their belts by 10% - but he flies from Tallahassee to St. Pete on a private state jet each weekend, takes more vacation time than he has earned, put in a $70,000 fuel cell in the mansion and thousands for a solar water heating system for the pool, and keeps the mansion and his office at the Capitol 70 degrees while agencies have to keep their temps between 76 and 78 degrees.

What ever happened to the concept of public service - I guess it just doesn't fit in with Governor Sound Bite's plan for his future.

9:17 PM: We are one of the least tax states and least taxed countries in the world.

I am sorry, I like my roads, parks, police, fire, performing arts, social services that reduce crime, public schools, national guard, and all the other services that are provided by governments that make us a civilized nation.

Not a nation of individual compounds of have and have nots.

[Brian]

7:57, yes your property taxes and property insurance went up, but a failed war in Iraq caused the price of roads to double, we haven't had increase in education funding since Chiles, and there is a little something called global warming. If your unhappy with the price of living in Florida and the states budget crunch blame sub-prime lenders for artifcally inflating the market and stop blaming legislature and the governor.
What do you expect government to do you want lower taxes but I would imagine most people are also for better transportationl, better schools and cleaner enviroment. You can't expect both.

[Tantalizing]

So Bruce, youre gonna blame janet about the proerty taxes and insurance reforms falling short? What do you so to Frishe, Jones, Hooper, nehr and all the other REPUBLICAN legislators? should they get booted also? How about Governor Overpromise?

An endorsement by Leslie Waters is big news? COME ON.

8:44 We may be one of the least taxed state but we have one of the highest property taxes in the nation.

Janet Long supported local government to continue spending like drunken sailors.

It's time to vote her out!

If a second Bruce Cotton candidacy weren't so sad it would be funny. This is gonna be fun to watch.

Bruce better hope no other Republican enters. He won't even be able to win his party's primary, let alone take on an incumbent who's already tied up endorsements from business, realtors, medical groups, and firefighters.

Didnt Leslie endorse bruce last year in the primary?
That did a lot