In Fla., McBride Is Down-Home, Up in the Polls
Democrat Closes on Bush In Battle for Governorship

Bill McBride is accustomed to being the top dog. But now, entering the final stage of his audacious bid for Florida's highest office -- trying to unseat the president's brother and avenge the 2000 recount -- the corporate lawyer-turned-homespun politician wants to be the he-coon.

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