Originally Posted by Guest

Interesting comment worthy of its own thread. Here I would only say that I do not believe that the districts as drawn in Florida result in a legislature that accurately reflects the political beliefs of its citizens especially with a primary process that results often with the most extreme candidate succeeding in being nominated due to lack of participation by the rank and file but heavy voting by motivated extremists (see Ted Yoho for example). More than half the incumbents running in the general election in 2014 for Florida house ran unopposed. Only 10% of the Florida House districts are considered competitive as of 2012, and fewer in 2014. Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014 - Ballotpedia

So to get re-elected one need not pay heed to the general voter in your district rather one has to pay careful attention to the primary voter and the special interest groups that will fund your primary campaign.