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To: NautiNurse

Com'on, none of the rivals in the Republican primary have ANYTHING like the face and name recognition of our own Snow White, Katherine Harris. Devoid of almost all official support, her lead in the primary race is still substantial. The Florida Republican party was not serious in mounting opposition to her, else they would have concentrated on only permitting ONE primary opponent, which would have been a rallying point to end her run for the Senate.

But the Florida Republican party dithered around on this matter, and now they are faced with an uncertainty - do they back Katherine Harris enthusiastically after the primary, or do they just surrender any chance of taking this Senate seat? Katherine Harris has ALWAYS kept her eye on what she believes to be the objective of her run for the Senate - put Bill Nelson out of a job, and get him out of the US Senate. All her campaign is directed at countering Bill Nelson, not at her immediate rivals in the primary. I do not believe she has ever mentioned their names, nor has she said one derogatory thing in public about the support she has not gotten from other Republicans. She may be having conversations behind the scenes, which may or may not be rancorous in nature, but few of us are privy to any of them.

I believe in Katherine Harris. Anybody that could withstand the storm that fell upon her in 2000, when she was carrying out the duties of her office in full accordance with the law, has earned my undying admiration.


16 posted on 09/02/2006 7:43:11 AM PDT by alloysteel (When in doubt, forge ahead anyway. To outsiders, it looks the same as boldness. Or plain crazy.)
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To: alloysteel

Very thoughtful observations. Thanks very much for taking the time to post your analysis.


18 posted on 09/02/2006 7:50:33 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Katherine Harris for U.S. Senate)
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To: alloysteel
I believe in Katherine Harris. Anybody that could withstand the storm that fell upon her in 2000, when she was carrying out the duties of her office in full accordance with the law, has earned my undying admiration.

Ditto.

29 posted on 09/02/2006 9:14:56 AM PDT by Donald Rumsfeld Fan ("Fake but Accurate": NY Times)
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To: alloysteel
do they back Katherine Harris enthusiastically after the primary, or do they just surrender any chance of taking this Senate seat?

BINGO, and thank you for your input!

IMO, they will have to to throw their (belated) support, or run the risk of becoming aliened from the GOTV voters. - Not a reasonable risk. - Again, IMO.

41 posted on 09/02/2006 5:36:33 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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