>>The information I have obtained from my work within the party over the last year has told me the reason why General Franks would not run -- he did not think he could defeat Harris in the primary.
So you agree that Harris is to blame, since if she had dropped out like a good little crazy woman we could have had Tommy Franks beating Bill Nelson in November.
What a selfish witch!
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No way, Tommy Franks is afraid of running against Harris !
If so, he would not have been a tough contender against the 'Crats to begin with .
Maybe he figured there were enough nutcase Harris-worshippers around who would attack him as a RINO Bush puppet if he ran against her, and vote for Harris over Franks in the primary because Katherine likes to ride dead horses.
Tommy Franks beat enough loonies in his time, I'm sure he wasn't anxious to deal with more stateside.
I would not use the word "afraid", and did not use this word myself. Franks, being the man he is with the experience he has, simply sized up the field of battle as is his wont and found chances of a successful engagement lacking. So you hold in place to fight perhaps another day.
Plus he is doing other things, so Harris and her deserved reputation for victory certainly wasn't the only factor involved in his decision.