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http://election.dos.state.fl.us/candidate/CanDetail.asp?account=51496

http://www.senatebill.us

1 posted on 07/31/2010 4:30:49 PM PDT by davidosborne
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http://election.dos.state.fl.us/candidate/CanDetail.asp?account=51496

http://www.senatebill.us


2 posted on 07/31/2010 4:32:53 PM PDT by davidosborne (I am SpartanSixDelta)
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To: davidosborne
I'm not in Florida, but as long as you're pinging me, I have to ask. What's wrong with Mr. Rubio? I've heard he's a good candidate.

Secondly, comparing your guy to the guy who sold our secrets is not exactly the way to make your guy look good. For someone to become a "household name," he must do something interesting or notorious. Being an obscure candidate for US Senate in a state with much bigger names in the race doesn't make him either interesting or notorious.

Thirdly, the average person on the street probably doesn't know Manning's name. If you gave me the name without attaching his rank, I might not recognize the name. The guy should be punished for his crimes to the highest extent of the law, but his name is less important than other issues around the case. I try to keep up with current events, and the average voter is unlikely to remember Manning any more than I am.

This election will be about jobs and the economy. Unless Dr. Escoffery is clearly better than Mr. Rubio by a huge margin on these issues, no one is going to want to spend that much effort raising an obscure candidate to a winning position in 24 days. I'm guessing that most Floridians are also thinking about the impact of Deepwater Horizon oil on the tourist industry. Republicans should be foresighted enough to realize that unless there is gasoline to put in cars to drive to the beach, having clean beaches won't be enough to revive the tourist industry. Again, unless Dr. Escoffery is clearly better than Mr. Rubio by a huge margin on this issue, he's not going to get any traction.

If I were in Florida, I have some pet issues that could drive me into supporting a fringe candidate in the primary, but the importance of getting the Democrats out of power would force me to hold my nose and vote for a Republican in the general election.

6 posted on 07/31/2010 8:14:49 PM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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