In 2002, Jeb Bush defeated a guy named Bill McBride in the governor's race. Now, there's apparently a guy named Will McBride running for senate. Are these two McBrides related in any way? Are they both actually named William McBride? Did Will change his name from Bill so as to avoid confusion? Or did he change it from something else to create confusion? Are the folks in Florida confused? Are you confused? I know I'm confused.
Thanks for any insights you may have about this weirdness. I mean, confusion.
I agree the McBrides are confusing. But think about the problems facing Illinois Republicans a few years ago. Governor Ryan was facing legal problems and not seeking re-election, so the GOP chose Attorney General Ryan to seek his post. The AG had to keep asking newspapers to include first names in their headlines about the ethical issues surrounding the Gov. Two years later the GOP chose a third Ryan to run for the Senate. He had to withdraw after allegations by his wife (Jeri Ryan, Seven of Nine from Voyager) about him wanting to have sex with her in front of their friends.