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Here's an interesting name being dropped as a potential running mate for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum: state Rep. Anitere Flores of Miami.

Supporters of the attractive, 32-year-old Cuban-American – the only Hispanic female in the Legislature — say she would brighten up a Republican slate dominated by older white males. She could also help the GOP bring younger, Hispanic voters into the fold.

What she doesn't do is bring the Republican ticket more to the political center. One of the more conservative members of the Legislature, Flores has sponsored legislation aimed at curbing abortions and embryonic stem cell research. (Ask John McCain how a young, pretty, conservative female worked out as a running mate.)

McCollum will have a chance to talk to Flores Saturday when he's in town for the Miami-Dade Lincoln Day dinner.

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