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Florida House speaker comes to Boca in U.S. Senate campaign
The Sun Sentinel ^ | July 25, 2003 | Anthony Man

Posted on 07/25/2003 6:04:51 AM PDT by Jacvin

By Anthony Man Staff writer

July 25, 2003

Boca Raton · Less than a week after filing to become a U.S. Senate candidate, Johnnie Byrd spent Thursday campaigning in the home county of rival Mark Foley.

And some supporters of Foley, a Republican congressman from Palm Beach Gardens, came away impressed with Byrd, the speaker of the Florida House.

Peter Feaman, the Boca Raton Republican Club president whose group was host to Byrd as a luncheon speaker, said the candidate's performance was so good that he would almost certainly pick up some support.

"I'm not saying I'm abandoning Foley, but [Byrd] needs to be considered," Feaman said. "Before today, Foley in this area was the front-runner. With [Byrd's] presentation here today, I know people are going to look into him."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bocaraton; byrd; florida; floridasenaterace; foley; johnnieburd; speaker
I was at four of yesterday's events for Speaker Byrd. He wowed local Republicans with his integrity, charisma and soft spoken wisdom. Speaker Byrd is a winner!
1 posted on 07/25/2003 6:04:51 AM PDT by Jacvin
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To: Jacvin
I'd take him over Foley.
2 posted on 07/25/2003 6:54:42 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: Jacvin
Would you like to provide us with any links to a bio, or a web-site...thanks..
3 posted on 07/25/2003 7:18:22 AM PDT by ken5050 (ann coulter NEEDS to have kids ASAP....her gene pool has to be passed on.....any volunteers?)
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To: Theodore R.; JohnnyZ; Impy; MainstreamConservative; LdSentinal; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; ...
Ping!

Florida Senate Race Update.
4 posted on 07/25/2003 7:21:18 AM PDT by Kuksool
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To: Jacvin
A good Senator Byrd would be a nice change!!!
5 posted on 07/25/2003 7:30:22 AM PDT by Impy (Sharpton/Byrd 2004!! The Slave/Massa Ticket!!)
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To: Jacvin
And look, Byrd gets positive comments from people who didn't sign up just today and may not even be working on his campaign! (unlike Foley on both counts.)

I think Byrd, Weldon, or Webster would be good.

6 posted on 07/25/2003 7:30:25 AM PDT by JohnnyZ (Bumper sticker: "Keep honking -- I'm reloading")
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To: JohnnyZ
The more candidates, the more certainty of a Foley nomination, that's for sure.
7 posted on 07/25/2003 8:51:47 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: ken5050
Florida House Speaker Johnnie Byrd
8 posted on 07/25/2003 12:06:19 PM PDT by Brandonmark
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To: Theodore R.
Is there some other way to decide a primary that the rest of us have missed?
9 posted on 07/25/2003 12:10:31 PM PDT by Jacvin
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To: PhiKapMom
FYI
10 posted on 07/25/2003 12:15:51 PM PDT by Brandonmark
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To: Brandonmark
More on Johnnie Byrd
11 posted on 07/25/2003 12:22:03 PM PDT by Brandonmark
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To: ken5050
Speaker Byrd wearing a NO RINO pin at private event in

Boca Raton with Conservative activist John Earley. 

12 posted on 07/25/2003 12:27:44 PM PDT by Jacvin
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To: Jacvin
OH MY GOD! A conservative visiting WEXLER COUNTRY?

Boca is a liberal hellhole. I went to High School there and my parents still live there.

13 posted on 07/25/2003 12:42:43 PM PDT by Clemenza (East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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To: Clemenza
BTTT
14 posted on 07/25/2003 12:43:04 PM PDT by Clemenza (East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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To: Brandonmark
Bio on Johnnie Byrd
15 posted on 07/25/2003 1:11:14 PM PDT by Brandonmark
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To: Clemenza
It is lonely duty but someone has to do it.
16 posted on 07/25/2003 1:33:29 PM PDT by Jacvin
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