We don't need change. We have a nice house, a nice yard, a nice neighborhood. But we all benefit if we come up with change, if we come up with someone who benefits everyone. Having nine candidates for St. Petersburg mayor has made for plenty of interesting alliances and compromises. Several homes host signs for different candidates.
Spouses contribute to different campaigns.
And other people have lined up behind a candidate they may have seemed unlikely to support. Right next door to the Judges, for instance, Peter Wallace is another example. A former Speaker of the House, he gained a reputation in Tallahassee as a compromiser, one who could persuade members on both sides of the political aisle to work for the common good. He backed Ford four years ago and he supports her bid for mayor. Wallace said he grew up with Ford's husband, Harvey, but he also likes Ford's style, as different as it is from his own.