With President Bush's poll numbers slumping, Democrats hoped to benefit from Republican malaise and pick up some seats -- and some power. BY LESLEY CLARK lclark@herald.com ORLANDO - Florida Democrats, desperate for a win, left their state party convention Sunday with what they hope will serve as a road map to victory: depicting Republicans as beset with political scandals and an increasingly unpopular war. From their candidates for state Agriculture Commissioner to potential presidential candidates in 2008, Democrats meeting here over three days decried what they called a culture of corruption and cronyism in Washington, D.C. and Tallahassee.
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