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New Poll: Katherine Harris is closing gap!!
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Posted on 09/17/2006 5:58:24 PM PDT by cutepanda

I am surprised that nobody has noticed this poll taken by SurveyUSA on September 14th.

Nelson 53% : Harris 38%

Clearly, Harris is catching up fast. She used to be 30 points behind but in this post-primary poll, the gap has been narrowed to 15%.

Nelson is in his low 50s, he is clearly in danger. For all those Harris nonsayers, I say screw you!! If Harris keeps on campaigning, the victory is within reach!

When RINO Lincoln Chafee won his primary, all the GOP establishement signed a sigh of relief. However, a new poll to be released by Rasmussen shows the following astonishing results:

Whitehouse 51% : Chafee 43%.

Will GOP establishment pour in another $5MM to save this RHINO? Shall we say mission impossible after the conservative voters are pissed off by the blatant interference from Ms. Dole?

Go Harris! Screw you Lincoln Chafee.


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To: NautiNurse

LOL.


181 posted on 09/18/2006 1:26:01 PM PDT by NYC Republican (GOP is the worst political party, except for all the others...)
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To: xzins
Also, Florida is a more important state than Rhode Island. RI is barely large enough to be a county in MANY other states.

You're right of course, and I would like to have RI merged with MA and thus eliminate two liberal Senators.

But unfortunately that won't ever happen, and like it or not (I don't) RI voters have just as much power in the US Senate as FL or any one of the other heavily populated states. That's because our form of government was designed as a Constitutional Republic rather than a simple democracy, and a true democracy is one of the worst forms of government the founders could have chosen.

182 posted on 09/18/2006 1:27:49 PM PDT by epow
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To: cutepanda
I stuck a fork in her months ago.

I'd love to eat some crow, though. (to really mix metaphors)

183 posted on 09/18/2006 1:28:54 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: William Tell
>I hadn't heard that. When did she receive the target letter?

She didn't get the target letter yet because as soon as she does, all sorts of rules kick in.

But they have subpoenaed all sorts of campaign contribution records.... and she got caught lying about whether or not they had been subpoenaed.
184 posted on 09/18/2006 1:43:53 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: GregH
>The interview to an Christian magazine was well debated and analysed here on FR, she was referring to importance of Christians in politics and made no reference to any other religion, Liberal freaks as usual overreacted to the interview without any original thought.

Let me cut to the chase. Would anyone here at FR been foolish enough to say the things she said. I think not.

>>Katherine Harris has no chance, she is not an honest woman (she has lied to me too many times), is not especially Conservative compared to some leading Republicans nationally and after 2000'

>If you dislike her so much, atleast quit sniping at her, she has enough Republicans to support her and maybe even win the election. But openly criticising her and wishing for Nelson to get elected is stupid, you need to be reminded this is a conservative board , Harris is the endorsed Republican who has support of conservatives in the election.

She is far from the endorsed candidate. She won the primary but is actively opposed by most Rs here in Florida.

God knows I don't want Nelson elected, but he will be, in a landslide, dammit.

If she hadn't been so bullheaded and self-important, we might have nominated someone who could have beaten the idiot Astronaut/Congressduffus Nelson.
185 posted on 09/18/2006 1:49:36 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: MindBender26
she got caught lying about whether or not they had been subpoenaed.

Cite source references to lying.

186 posted on 09/18/2006 1:55:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Katherine Harris for U.S. Senate)
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To: MindBender26
She won the primary but is actively opposed by most Rs here in Florida.

Cite source references for this BS stated as fact.

187 posted on 09/18/2006 1:56:28 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Katherine Harris for U.S. Senate)
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To: cutepanda
New Poll: Katherine Harris is closing gap!!

That's where I get all my clothes! Dang you Katherine Harris! Dang you!


188 posted on 09/18/2006 1:57:16 PM PDT by RabidBartender (an ex-fan of the Dixie Chicks)
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To: MindBender26
MindBender26 said: "She didn't get the target letter yet because as soon as she does, all sorts of rules kick in."

Doesn't that mean that, at least for now, she is not a target? Are you predicting an indictment?

189 posted on 09/18/2006 2:16:13 PM PDT by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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To: William Tell
Doesn't that mean that, at least for now, she is not a target?

One can be a target prior to getting the letter.

190 posted on 09/18/2006 2:20:09 PM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse ( ~()):~)>)
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
BeHoldAPaleHorse said: "One can be a target prior to getting the letter."

Then how would anybody know?

191 posted on 09/18/2006 2:25:05 PM PDT by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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To: William Tell

By, among other things, the subpoena activity.


192 posted on 09/18/2006 2:26:16 PM PDT by BeHoldAPaleHorse ( ~()):~)>)
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To: MindBender26
Nelson has not spent one dollar, had no primary opponent, ergo, no face time and has not spent one dollar on ads. In addition, he has huge incumbent war chest.

Cash advantage does not correlate into political victory.

193 posted on 09/18/2006 2:30:47 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: MindBender26
Nelson in a landslide.

So now you're openly rooting for the Dim to win?

You do know that FR is a conservative Forum, right?

194 posted on 09/18/2006 2:34:33 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: BeHoldAPaleHorse
BeHoldAPaleHorse said: "By, among other things, the subpoena activity."

That sounds like a bit of a stretch to me.

Is everyone who was subpeonaed in the Plame/Wilson investigation a target of the grand jury?

I would think that responsible Freepers would report that the Harris Campaign had received a subpoena, if that is the case, rather than reporting that Harris is the target of an investigation, if she has not received a target letter.

If the poster has information from the grand jury that is not yet public, then I wanted to know whether that information included that Harris would be indicted.

195 posted on 09/18/2006 2:35:21 PM PDT by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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To: NautiNurse

>>she got caught lying about whether or not they had been subpoenaed.

>Cite source references to lying.

The truth is "The Truth, The Whole Truth and nothing but the Truth."

Citation follows:

Ex-Aide: Harris Hid Subpoena
By KEITH EPSTEIN The Tampa Tribune

Published: Aug 2, 2006

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris received a grand jury subpoena from federal investigators and concealed the fact from top campaign advisers hired to help her deflect negative publicity, her former campaign manager has disclosed.

"Yes, there was a subpoena. She didn't tell us," said Glenn Hodas, Harris' third and most recent campaign manager. He said he learned of it in June while reviewing invoices from powerhouse Washington lawyer Benjamin J. Ginsberg and confronted his boss.

The invoices, Hodas said, were for work relating to a "DOJ subpoena," referring to the U.S. Department of Justice.

The discovery culminated in the latest round of staff departures, in mid-July, Hodas said. Those resignations included Hodas and a campaign spokesman.

"Finding out about the subpoena caused me to wonder about what was going on and what else I didn't know, but I don't want to comment any further on what appears to be a pending investigation," said Hodas, reached by telephone Tuesday.

His remarks echo those of another former top Harris strategist, Ed Rollins, who said in several interviews after quitting in the spring that he was worried "about [Harris'] stories changing, about what I didn't know."

The subpoena apparently was issued for campaign records as part of a Justice Department investigation of Harris' dealings with defense contractor Mitchell J. Wade.

The escalating inquiry by the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section already has involved interviews with Rollins, who conducted an internal inquiry for the campaign and said he spent two hours talking to investigators here, and Fred Asbell, who quit in June as Harris' chief of staff in Congress, Harris' fourth.

Existence of a grand jury subpoena doesn't imply wrongdoing; it could be part of a broader investigation focusing on other targets.

Harris has said she is cooperating with authorities and has been informed she is "not a target."

Her campaign has for two weeks refused to address the question of whether it received a subpoena .

On July 18, after being asked about the subpoena, Harris' campaign issued a statement noting only that "the DOJ requested information in May that we were more than willing to give."

In the statement, Harris also suggested the investigation was a conspiracy to derail her candidacy.

On July 19, the campaign again issued a statement stressing that the Republican congresswoman from Longboat Key and her campaign "have fully cooperated with the DOJ."

Tuesday night, Harris spokeswoman Jennifer Marks declined to answer the question once more. "I'm going to refer you to our previous statements addressing this matter," she said.

The Justice Department doesn't comment on pending investigations.

Stanley M. Brand, a former congressional ethics counsel who defends public officials accused of wrongdoing - often in high-profile cases - noted that the Public Integrity Section generally issues subpoenas through a grand jury.

"Subpoenas mean, generally, that the government believes someone has relevant information for an investigation. It doesn't necessarily mean those people are targets themselves," Brand said. "But there's certainly an interest in their activities, or transactions they were involved in."

Although hardly unusual for investigators to subpoena a candidate's records, politicians usually share the existence of a subpoena with the people who work for them, he added.

"It's almost inevitable that the information will come out," he said. "Also, people will have to be instructed to gather the evidence required by the subpoena."

Hodas said that before learning about the subpoena and confronting Harris about it, she had given him a seemingly routine task of assembling references in campaign computers to Wade, Wade's defense contracting company, known as MZM and "two or three" other names, Hodas said.

Once learning of the subpoena, the seemingly low-priority survey for news clips, e-mail and other information about MZM made sense.

Harris' ties to Wade and MZM have drawn considerable attention and cost her campaign at least $35,000 in legal fees, according to finance records publicly filed by her campaign.

Hodas said Ginsberg is no longer her lawyer.

Wade pleaded guilty to bribing a California congressman and funneling $32,000 in illegal campaign contributions to Harris in 2004. After dining with Wade, who promised to hold a fundraiser for her, Harris tried to secure a special spending "earmark" that would have benefited MZM. Wade, as he awaits sentencing, is cooperating with federal prosecutors.

PS, NautyNurse, if you want to make the argument that KH was never asked by any mmember of campaign staff about the subpoena, be my guest.


196 posted on 09/18/2006 2:36:47 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

>>Nelson in a landslide.

>So now you're openly rooting for the Dim to win?

No, I am predicting a win, just as i did for Bush in 04, 00 and that MF Clinton in 96 and 92.

Regarding prediction. I am willing to back it up with wager of up to $150,000. Put up or ........


197 posted on 09/18/2006 2:39:02 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
>>Nelson has not spent one dollar, had no primary opponent, ergo, no face time and has not spent one dollar on ads. In addition, he has huge incumbent war chest.

>Cash advantage does not correlate into political victory.

Then why do parties and candidates spend 85% of their time trying to raise it.

Have you been asleep the past 20 years? Remember the Buddhist monks, the PRC, Clinton and the W-88 warhead, Tom Delay, Hillary and New Square, etc?
198 posted on 09/18/2006 2:43:05 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: NautiNurse
Good Gawd, read a newspaper... and do your own research from now on.

The List (for openers)

Jeb, Toni Jennings, CJJ, NRCC, NRSC, RNC, Dan Webster, Allen Bense, me, Mel S, Mel M, the other candidates.

Actually, I am so over KH it is not funny.

She is a drain on the Party, the psyche and the campaign treasury.

No further discussion about her other than an open offer for a wager of up to $150,000 on election outcome.

Put up or .....
199 posted on 09/18/2006 2:50:40 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: William Tell

>Are you predicting an indictment?

Probably no way there will be one before the election unless there is a SOL issue. After the election, 2 or 3 to 1 against an indictment.

Politics also play a part. If she has lost, why kick her again. If she wins, well she is then a Senator......


200 posted on 09/18/2006 2:53:32 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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