Heh. This is interesting little trivia. I just googled who the candidates running in FL-19 are, and I discovered Alan Schlesinger (of the “lone Republican candidate running against LIEberman” fame) is trying to make a comeback by running for Congress in FL-18.
Not only did the RNC treat that poor guy like a third party candidate, a bunch of gullible “conservatives” supporting Al Gore’s buddy because the war on terror was “the most important issue”. Hope they’re pleased with Reid as Speaker after re-electing his lackey.
I checked the website (http://schlesingerforcongress.com/), yep, same Alan Schlesinger. I’ll always remember Schlesinger for the infamous CT Senate debate where he shouted down that heckler while LIEberman stood by helplessly whining about it.
Say what you want about Schlesinger, he’s not even that conservative, but at least he’s a real Republican.
I noticed that too.
Dude pulled a Bob Smith moving to Florida and running for office again. Weird.
I sure as hell would have voted for him over Liarman. That race disgusted me.
Given his station (recent transplant, scandal tinged, probably broke) he is not a serious candidate but I also would have preferred him to Mack (who is thankfully out).
What I remember about Schlesinger in the 2006 race is that he was an obscure, “moderate” (pro-abortion, of course) former state rep with no achievements and who was noteworthy only because he had been banned from Foxwoods Casino for card-counting (which he tried to get around by gambling under an alias). RAT Congressman Murphy would be guaranteed reelection if Schlesinger won the FL-18 nomination. Fortunately, he’s not getting any traction.