Alaska isn't a legitimate comparison because the dynamics are completely different. Lisa Murkowski's win was impressive given the dynamics, and she was also the incumbent (and incumbent Senators are VERY hard to defeat). KH ain't the incumbent.
As for Martinez being "inept", he still won. Bill McCollum would've gone down in a repeat, and KH would've just had the same self-destructive abortion of a candidacy 2 years earlier. Or would you have preferred 2 rodent Senators today from FL instead of one ?
It was impressive because of the "dynamics" huh?
It's impressive that a Republican incumbent Senator almost loses election in ALASKA of all places?
Spin however you please, I'm not buying it. If her incumbency was so strong she should have won in a walk in a state, I believe, that went something like over 60% for the President.
Martinez won because G.W.B. and Jeb heavily went to bat for him. Not because of any advantage he brought to the race. If they had done the same for Harris, she'd have likely won. She certainly was no WORSE then Martinez.
But I'm tired of this. you don't like her, that's evident. the Establishment didn't like her either. But apparently a whole lot of Republicans in Florida did.