If Harris should drop out, which I don't rule out, the Republicans most likely to run are RINO Congressman Mark Fole, Congressman Dave Weldon, and state House Speaker Allen Bense.
Either Weldon or Bense would be a very good choice. Both are very little-known but holding Bill Nelson's support at below 50% of the vote.
It would be worth it to get Foley out of the House (but NOT the Senate nomination). Bense is too "country" (no one, sad to say, is going to be elected to the Senate seat coming from Baja Alabama). Weldon, I have no idea how he'd perform statewide. He might make it close, but I just don't see any "magic" coming from him. I liked Dan Webster, but I don't know if he has "it", either.
It's got to be Jeb, and absent of him, Crist, Gallagher, or ex Lt Gov Frank Brogan. But any of them have to move FAST. This race is slipping away from us the longer we delay with getting the big dogs in.
He would also be-if I'm not mistaken-one of the few Republicans who would have a realistic shot of knocking off Nelson.
RINO or not, he would be a good choice.
Then again, you would probably have every left-wing fanatic circulating malicious innuendo, a la Scarborough, so there would be a huge downside to his candidacy.
The fact that the GOP can't find a viable candidate at this stage in the game in a state like FLA should tell you something about Liddy Dole's recruiting skills.
Why on earth was she entrusted with the responsibility of electing Republicans to the U.S. Senate?
A wet sock could have done a better job.