Florida Democratic Party Headquarters

When it comes to parties, Karen Thurman is no Jim Greer. But spending by the Florida Democratic Party has rebounded solidly after the FDP's near-death experience in 2004.

Under FDP Chairman Thurman, the party spent $46.3 million from 2007-2009, according to internal financial reports.

That's short of the $51.6 million Greer & Co. reportedly spent at the Republican Party of Florida. Then again, the Democrats didn't raise as much money, and Greer, before resigning his chairmanship, blew the RPOF into the red.

A Sunshine State News examination of Florida Democratic Party expenditures found that --