Libertarian may have hurt Rick Scott more than Charlie Crist

We're overdue posting Alex Patton's look at Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie's effect on the governor's race:

...Further study is warranted, but an initial review of the data indicates Wyllie having a far greater negative effect on Rick Scott with almost no effect on Charlie Crist. However, that is not the end of the story.

There appears to be a strong correlation of increased turnout (at least higher than the statewide turnout increase) in the counties that Wyllie performed best in.

Did Wyllie increase turnout? I am not sure yet, becauseit would take more research and analysis to be able to risk declaring causation.

However, from an initial glance ofone afternoons work, there appears a revisedhypothesis forming:

Wyllie may have took votes from Governor Scott, but Wyllie also brought more new voters to the2014 Florida Gubernatorial Campaign(at least in the countiessurrounding the Tampa Bay Area)...

Read the rest here:

Libertarian may have hurt Rick Scott more than Charlie Crist

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