He's been crazy as hell the whole time he's been there. He got elected because he was an Astronaut..
The reason it didn't get as much play is because the big papers down there like em that way, and Governor (Senator) Bob (Graham) was more wigged out than he is..
Kinda makes one miss Jack Eckerd, huh..
It's only been till recent years since Tampa and Miami ran/owned that state. Old school Dems/Mafia in NY, NJ, MI and a little MA kinda pulled the strings, along with all the damned attorneys and Pharma..
It wasn't till working people started moving down there till the place started getting a little more "normal"..
(I left there, practically speaking, and legally in 92. No offense to TW, CR or FQ. No offense intended. Just how it was way back when..)