South Florida blogger alert: If you receive an email from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that has the word "gadfly" in it...

respond by saying that they should really contact the Miami Herald's Beth Reinhard.

Then ask the reporter sending you the email if it's true that it's been the case in the past that their Editorial Board did their endorsements of city government races based on mailed written questionnaires, without them ever actually meeting the candidates in person.

If the reporter says they don't know the answer, they're lying.

If you don't fully understand this particular point, please contact me separately and I will be happy to explain the backstory, giving numerous examples.