BROOKSVILLE -- A once-hot race for the state Legislature so far looks like a dud.

Just months ago, Democrats trumpeted the candidacy of Joseph Puglia, who is challenging Republican incumbent Robert Schenck for the House District 44 seat. The state party even ranked the race near the top of its priority list and promised help.

But two months before Election Day, the Puglia campaign is still nonexistent.

The candidate is not campaigning, fundraising is dismal and even the campaign signs are still waiting to get picked up. Read full story here.

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