This is for all of you FReepers who are panicking regarding Katherine Harris's purported general-election odds. Harris has won statewide before, and Florida Democrats have had a lousy record running on the "Bush stole Florida!" lie. Unless Jeb Bush changes his mind and runs for the Senate, I think Republicans should support Katherine Harris's candidacy; at the very least, they should stop badmouthing her and saying that she can't win, since that type of thing can become a self-fulfilling prophesy.
To: AuH2ORepublican
Let's see..... Bill Nelson is a "Knob".....Kathleen Harris is the "Real Thing".......who would I vote for?
DOH!!
2 posted on
08/17/2005 6:34:45 PM PDT by
Howie66
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.")
To: JohnnyZ; fieldmarshaldj; Kuksool; Clintonfatigued; Dan from Michigan; Coop; Impy; LdSentinal; ...
*Florida Senate Race Ping*
BTW, I found this article through http://dalythoughts.com/, which is run by the talented FReeper Dales.
3 posted on
08/17/2005 6:34:51 PM PDT by
AuH2ORepublican
(http://auh2orepublican.blogspot.com/)
To: AuH2ORepublican
You'll want to check in on
this thread to peruse the Katherine Harris flames courtesy of ignorant FReepers.
4 posted on
08/17/2005 6:50:53 PM PDT by
NautiNurse
("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
To: AuH2ORepublican
Great article! I'm certainly pulling for Harris.I was impressed by her character and integrity in 2000.(and it doesn't hurt that she's kinda cute!)
5 posted on
08/17/2005 6:58:42 PM PDT by
smoothsailing
(Qui Nhon Turtle Co.)
To: AuH2ORepublican
If there isn't a knock down drag out bloody primary fight then I think Harris will be well positioned to win the general. It will be up to her campaign to coordinate and make the GOTV happen and if she does then she should win, jmo.
6 posted on
08/17/2005 7:03:26 PM PDT by
deport
(If you want something bad enough, there's someone who will sell it to you. Even the truth your way.)
To: AuH2ORepublican
My adopted congressperson.
9 posted on
08/18/2005 8:35:14 AM PDT by
SwinneySwitch
(Liberals-beyond your expectations!)
To: AuH2ORepublican
Another key advantage for Harris is her standing in what I call “Old Florida.” I don’t mean among senior citizens but rather among voters whose families have lived in Florida for generations. This is a relatively small yet key swing vote in the Sunshine State. Until the 1980s, Florida almost always elected Democrats to statewide offices. ... For example, in 1994, when nearly every conservative in America won their elections, Jeb Bush lost to Lawton Chiles. “Walkin’ Lawton” was a special favorite of Old Florida. More recently, Old Florida was attracted to Betty Castor, the 2004 Democratic nominee against Mel Martinez.The writer got everything right except this part. "Old Florida" or as I call them "the good old boys" did NOT go uniformly for Castor. She really screwed the pooch with Old Florida. Maybe is was the Al Arian thing, maybe it was the Limbaugh gaff. I can't say for sure, because I'm not one of them, and they ain't talkin', but she did something bad wrong.
11 posted on
08/18/2005 3:52:49 PM PDT by
papertyger
(Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." – Frederick Douglass)
To: AuH2ORepublican
Environmental Protection Issues?
23 posted on
10/23/2005 7:58:02 PM PDT by
arthurus
(Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE.)
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