We're overdue posting Alex Patton's look at Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie's effect on the governor's race: <\/p>\n
...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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Did Wyllie increase turnout? I am not sure yet, becauseit would take more research and analysis to be able to risk declaring causation. <\/p>\n
However, from an initial glance ofone afternoons work, there appears a revisedhypothesis forming: <\/p>\n
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)... <\/p>\n
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