Maddox-Florida PBA feud a major factor in Governor's race

The St Petersburg times has an excellent article dissecting the background of the current feud between Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Scott Maddox and the Florida PBA and organization that for much of Maddox's lifetime was led by his father. The Maddox campaign has suffered many recent setbacks due to the accusation of fiscal inproprieties at the Florida Democratic Party including a lien on the party's bank account placed by the IRS for a failure to pay Federal payroll and social security taxes in a timely fashion. Maddox has also been rocked by important defections from his campaign, including the loss of his finance director who has served in the same capacity with John Kerry's campaign in Florida and the possible loss of key political support throughout the state. These developments all seem to have Maddo's campaign in a downward spiral where his long term viability in the race for Governor is being questioned by even his most die in the wool supporters.