Scott Maddox and the Florida Democratic Party fiasco

Today's Palm Beach Post has some analysis on how the State Democratic Party's financial bungling will effect the campaign of Scott Maddox. The former Tallahassee mayor was State party chairman till a month ago.

No one is suggesting that Maddox did anything improper. But he has been criticized harshly for the lapses that took place during his 29 months as leader of the state party, resulting in the embarrassment of the IRS slapping a tax lien of nearly $200,000 on the party's bank accounts and property.

His successor, former U. S. Rep. Karen Thurman, said Wednesday after discovering the problems, "The internal controls in this office were absolutely, unequivocally the worst."

His predecessor and foe, former state party Chairman Bob Poe, questioned whether the former Tallahassee mayor is fit to be governor. "If he can't manage the affairs of the party, how can he manage the affairs of state?" Poe said.

This is Maddox' own party speaking.

I'm a registered Democrat and this won't have me voting for him. How will it effect him in 2006? The primary is fourteen months away and the general two months past that. Voters can have notrious short memories. Trust me his opponents in either the primary or the general should he win the first are not going to let voters forget this bit of incompetence.