These are great numbers for a Democrat in the Panhandle...
The white kind of Democrat can play very well there.
Nah, this is the sort of thinking that's led the FDP into oblivion. Those candidates can statistically overperform somewhat, win a couple more counties (ex: Alex Sink), but Nelson's the only Democrat who can reliably generate a meaningful number of votes out of the Panhandle. He has deep family roots in Washington County, an extensive network, etc etc. People try to mimic the formula, but none of the (white conservative) Dems the FDP has nominated have ever come close to pulling it off.
