Obama's three days in Florida left little doubt that he's aiming to fight hard for Florida's 27 electoral votes or that he's a potentially tough rival for McCain. Obama drew the kind of big, enthusiastic crowds that typically require ground organizations he has yet to put in place.  Story here. And slideshow here.

A good chunk of credit goes to Ashley Walker, left, a veteran of Bob Graham, Peter Deutsch and Jeremy Ring campaigns and who lead several key states for Obama. She had been hired to back in August to start organizing the state, but then was dispatched elsewhere thanks to the FL boycott. She said she doesn't know if she''l be reassigned to Florida, but we're betting Florida sees her a lot more in the coming months