There is no need for that. We can treat Harris with the respect she deserves. She is out front helping her party to victory in most cases, and should not be slimed over not being the best available candidate. In the future, if she stays in the House and becomes more seasoned and experienced, she will continue to help her party. We can be thankful and appreciative of her contributions and not run her down.
Truth is often a tough reality. The party would be better off if it conceded the seat and put the dollars into a competitive race in some other venue. Truth telling is not disrespect, it's candor in a field of endeavor where it should be more prevalent. I'd make reference to the Emperor's Clothes but, in her case, that might be misinterpreted.
And remember that much of the bad press she has got has come from the pro Dim media , who magnify every fault and play up every slip.
That is not an option for Harris now. Under Florida's election laws, even though Harris filed ("declared" her candidacy for the U.S. Senate and provided campaign organizational documentation) for the U.S. Senate rate on 2/21/06, she could have chosen to switch her campaign back to the U.S. House (Florida Congressional District 13) seat which she currently holds. She would have to jumped through a few hoops to do so (like writing every contributor to her Senate campaign a letter offering to refund their contributions), but it could be done. However, since she formally "qualified" (plunked down the qualifying fee and formalized her candidacy) for the U.S. Senate race yesterday, that window of opportunity to run to retain her Congressional seat has closed. In Florida, a candidate can only qualify to run for one office, and must actually resign (effective at qualifying) any other elected position they may hold where that elected position's term of office will conflict with the term of office of the hoped-for elected office (not an issue here, as Harris' congressional term of office ends this year anyway). No fall back positions.