Being irrelevant to nomination race has an upside

Mitt Romney is already off to Nevada after his big win Tuesday night in the Florida primary. Florida voters are likely relieved that the hurricane created by millions of dollars of super PAC attack ads has finally passed. Miami Herald humor columnist Dave Barry captured the pre-primary flavor of Florida, in which “no matter what channel you change to, you hear sneering announcers telling you one appalling thing after” another: “Can we really trust Mitt Romney, a Massachusetts liberal who …,” “…bloat-faced beltway insider Newt Gingrich drank champagne while thousands of Florida homeowners lost their …,” “…a Massachusetts socialist who …,” “… raked in millions from lobbyists while Florida homeowners were selling their kidneys to pay for …,” “… apparently wears some kind of secret cult underwear …,” “…claims he never performed a human sacrifice on behalf of Fannie Mae, but can we really …,” “… a Massachusetts communist who fought for Fidel and …,” “… claims he never bludgeoned any of his wives to death with a hatchet, but can we really. …”