More than any other part of Florida, the biggest reason Obama carried the state was his strength in the traditionally Republican Orlando area. Democrats defeated Republican incumbents in the 8th and 24th districts that include parts of Orlando's Orange County, and the GOP considers the two among their top targets to try to win back next year. In the 24th, Democrat Suzanne Kosmas clobbered Republican incumbent Tom Feeney 57%-41%, although how much of that had to do with Feeney's ethical issues and how much was a result of Kosmas' strengths remains to be seen. The first Republican to jump in the race was Winter Park Councilwoman Karen Diebel, but she got off to a bit of a rocky start and now other Republicans look to be interested. Yesterday, State Rep. Dorothy Hukill announced she would run, while another State Rep., Sandy Adams, sounded like she was virtually certain to get in as well. Each of their home counties produce a similar number of Republican voters, and both were elected by about a 60%-40% margin last year, so the Primary starts out as pretty much a toss-up.
SLIGHT ADVANTAGE FOR KOSMAS.
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