Democratic operatives: Rebuilding party dominance in Florida will take time. A whole lot of precious time.

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Democratic operatives: Rebuilding party dominance in Florida will take time. A whole lot of precious time.

Back in the day, there was a joke about a man leading a donkey, and for days the thirsty animal would beg for water. The man would tell the beast over and over, “patience, jackass, patience.” The tale would go on and on until one listener would finally break and insist the person get to the point, at which time the storyteller would tell them, “patience, jackass, patience.” It seems a particularly apropos metaphor for Monday’s Capital Tiger Bay …