Posted on 03/08/2006 9:19:17 AM PST by Clintonfatigued
The political buzz among several of those at Vice President Dick Cheney's fund-raiser for U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw R-Fort Lauderdale, was more about how U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris' Senate campaign may be unraveling.
Cheney even provided some fuel when he said he was looking forward to swearing in a Republican replacement for Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson -- but didn't mention Harris by name.
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One thing I'll say for Foley. He is very constituent centered. Whenever there is a problem, he's there. As far as I can tell, Nelson just hangs out at the DNC waiting for marching orders.
Others who had considered running are Congressman Dave Weldon, state House Speaker Allen Bense, and longtime state Senator Daniel Webster. All of whom would be more competitive than the current nominee.
I don't think that Mark Foley is the right candidate. His socially liberal views would turn off rural Protestants and Hispanic Catholics. Furthermore, he has skeletons in the closet and has not been discreet regarding his personal life.
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I would have no problem supporting Foley if he were the nominee, but given his stance on Abortion and some other issues, I'd rather someone else. I'm not a 'litmust test' sort of guy, but if I could have one or the other, I'd perfer the other, especially when I think that issue would actually hurt him more then help him in Florida.
That said, right now, I'd support anybody who looks like they can win. And that certainly doesn't look like Kathryn Harris.
Forgot about LBJ but I think Nixon was a Congressman.
Foley would be an even bigger field day for the Democrats than Harris. Foley probably really is gay, and I think they would at least come up with enough evidence to get most people wondering. Bill Nelson would be getting the "family values" through the roof.
He was a congressman from 1946 to 1950. He ran for Senate in 1952 in what was probably going to be a losing bid, only to have the incumbent drop out midway through the race. He won the Senate race by a huge margin, which is what made Ike want to pick him (on top of the Hiss stuff).
See his official biography here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/rn37.html
It mentions briefly.
It's not well known, since he served only 2 years in the Senate before being picked as VP, but he was indeed a Senator. I learned about it from reading one of his books.
Oops, I meant he ran for Senate in 1950 and was the VP pick in 1952.
So yah, Congress 4 years, Senate 2 years, then VP.
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