And BTW KH does a lot more than just 'sit in a race car'! Here she is visiting Florida troops in Iraq....
Posted on 05/30/2006 1:07:46 PM PDT by davidosborne
LATEST NEWS FROM MCBRIDE FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN
Will McBride Campaign Gaining Momentum
ORLANDO-Republican United States Senate candidate Will McBride announced today that he is in the process of assembling a campaign team, and will soon be announcing his campaign staff.
“I have been talking to some of the top Republican political operatives from across Florida and the country,” McBride said, “and I look forward to presenting a strong campaign team in the coming days.”
Will McBride stated that he has been receiving encouragement and support from across Florida and looks forward to getting on the campaign trail.
“Republicans from all across Florida have been contacting me since Friday, offering personal and financial support for my campaign.” McBride stated. “I am humbled and honored to have their support.”
William McBride also stated that he will be holding campaign fundraisers in the coming weeks and will be able raise enough money to be competitive in the Republican primary.
Will McBride was born and raised in Tampa, Florida. He graduated from Leto High School in Tampa and received his B.A. from Florida State University. After graduating from Florida State, McBride served as a public school teacher for three years.
After receiving his J.D. from the Pepperdine University School of Law, Will McBride started his own law practice in Orlando and practices immigration law. The William McBride Law Group has expanded with offices now in Kissimmee and Tampa in addition to the Orlando office. Will McBride is a former youth minister and former youth Christian camp director.
Will McBride currently resides in Windermere and is married to Kristy Epperson McBride. Will and Kristy McBride are the parents of three boys Will, Jr. (5 yrs.), Watson (3 yrs.) and Winston (1 yr.).
Do you think that passes for mature debate ? C'mon, Triple-E, you know that's below your dignity.
Do you dispute the fact that McBride is a RINO?
C'mon, Triple-E, you know that's below your dignity.
C'mon man! Calling McBride a RINO is being civil! What should I do, heap accolades on him?
What evidence do you have that he is a RINO ?
"C'mon man! Calling McBride a RINO is being civil! What should I do, heap accolades on him?"
I would give him accolades, stepping into an unholy mess of a Senate contest to try to salvage our party's chances to knock off an unpopular incumbent. Unless he turns out to be a closet liberal, he has my respect.
I did cheat and look it up, mainly because I can't remember the names of most counties generally.
I thought it might be in northeast Tennessee, along the lines of another guess in the thread, but that wasn't right, even though it wasn't that far off.
For some reason, the abject poverty of that area of the country slipped my mind, even though it is still quite poor today and quite Republican.
Definitely a quirk of geography.
Feel free to tell us exactly what issues make McBride a "RINO Republican".
I'm guessing the Katherine-Harris-or-bust thinks any one who runs for Senate in FL without the name "Katherine Harris" is a RINO.
Immigration lawyer, enough said. No pro-business proposals or free market ideas. He'll promote the status-quo.
I would give him accolades, stepping into an unholy mess of a Senate contest to try to salvage our party's chances to knock off an unpopular incumbent.
It only took him, what? Mere days before the deadline. Come on now fieldmarshaldj you know grass-roots Floridians aren't going to support him after what they've seen Harris go through.
Harris Campaign will be coming out strong on the Amnesty issue...it's a winner for her against Nelson!
lol. That made me laugh only because it sounded like her campaign was going to start. So far, it has not done anything except sit in a race car without helmet, but hopefully she starts doing something with substance.
There are some people that are not worth posting to.
You live in Pennsylvania and I live in Florida. How do you know her campaign isn't doing anything of "substance"?
She and her crack campaign staff are doing everything necessary and more to win the PRIMARY. Do you know anything about election strategery? She is NOT running against Nelson at the moment. She has to win the Republican primary FIRST.
So her campaigning is directed to the state's Republicans, not the Demorats. Primary campaigns do not make splashy national news at 6 P.M. Primary campaigns are more under-the-radar and focused on energizing the base to turn out to vote. This may be why that up in Pennsylvania you're unaware that Cong. Harris is waging one helluva primary campaign.
Right now she's all over the state meeting with the Republican grass roots base to secure it in her favor, and yes....she's sitting in a NASCAR vehicle, one of the smartest political things you could do in this state.
You may also not know that in smart politics you don't peak too soon, given the short memories of the average voter. You fire your biggest guns and spend the most campaign funds on TV commercials, etc. at a time certain before an election. Do you really thing any candidate will do it now....at the end of May when most people except news junkies aren't paying attention?
McBride will have a tough, if not impossible, row to hoe mainly because he came too late to the dance. He'll find that too many voters and contributors have already signed Katherine's dance card. And even if he's as conservative as some are alleging, he'll be an echo, not a choice.
Leni
And BTW KH does a lot more than just 'sit in a race car'! Here she is visiting Florida troops in Iraq....
Enough said ? It's Florida, that's a valid profession. Now, if he's working to help illegals en masse, you MIGHT have a point.
"No pro-business proposals or free market ideas. He'll promote the status-quo."
I'll withhold judgment until he puts up a website.
"It only took him, what? Mere days before the deadline. Come on now fieldmarshaldj you know grass-roots Floridians aren't going to support him after what they've seen Harris go through."
This is about getting a TRULY competitive candidate for the general, period. I will offer my support to ANY Conservative GOP candidate who isn't damaged goods.
They're cool guys. But they're wrong on this Harris issue, damnit.
The only person to blame for Katherine Harris's problems are Katherine Harris. It is not the media's fault she has spent $3 million and fallen 30 points behind Nelson. It is not the Democrats' fault she has gone through two staff turnovers in 9 months. She is abrasive, difficult to work with, and downright stinks as a candidate. She should be happy with Congress, but she has to press the issue to run for higher office and now threatens the Republican ticket from top to bottom. She is solid on the issues, but sometimes it takes more than that. I have friends who have worked for her, and no one has anything nice to say about her. She repels those who know her best, and most Republicans want someone else as their nominee. This has nothing to do with the MSM or the Democrats - it has everything to do with Katherine Harris and her possessed quest to rise far higher than her abilities and political skills can allow.
That name 'McBride' did sound awfully familiar.
Will McBride's law firm is a PERSONAL INJURY law firm. I *heard* that they only have one legal assistant who is instructed to work on a few immigration cases one day a week...it's strange that he's trying to sell it as an immigration firm.
He'll get beat.
Do you say that because you think Florida voters really think that Bill Nelson would be a better Senator for our State?
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