David Jolly bet on Republican voters in Florida’s governor race. Will it pay off?
CROSS CITY, Fla. — Barbie Higginbotham sipped her coffee at the Southern homestyle diner she owns with her husband, sounding every bit like a Republican voter who could be up for grabs in November. The economy of this north-central Florida town of about 1,800, she said, has been hurting. Rising diesel prices, now hovering above $6 a gallon, have bludgeoned the local timber and trucking…
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