Anybody-but-Katherine search continues as Bense rejects run

[sabra]

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http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050804/NEWS/508040493

Anybody-but-Katherine search continues as Bense rejects run

TALLAHASSEE — Dashing the hopes of the White House, Florida House Speaker Allan Bense said Wednesday he will not challenge U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris in next year’s U.S. Senate Republican primary.

Bense, a Panama City businessman, had flirted with the idea of challenging Harris since May. Karl Rove, President George W. Bush’s deputy chief of staff and top political adviser, asked Bense to enter the race during a visit in Washington last month.

Many Republicans fear Harris simply cannot beat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — the only statewide-elected Democrat in Florida.

GOP leaders also fear Harris will energize a moribund Democratic Party still smarting from her role in the 2000 presidential election, when Democrats accused her of jettisoning her nonpartisan duties as secretary of state to assist the election of George W. Bush by 537 votes.

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[coloradodem2005]

1. Run Katherine Run.

So you can get your ass handed to you and get ushered out of politics you fucking bitch. All because of you our country is a mess. Hope you like Hell.

[Rose Siding]

2. Is there a reason Jeb! wouldn't run?

[coloradodem2005]

3. Now a primary between Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush.

Break out the popcorn.

[wakeme2008]

4. IMHO Jebbie has Wife/GF problems

You rarely ever see them together. At the Shuttle launch they were together at a thing for HER. Pope viewing no wifey...

I think between 2006 and his 2008 run wife one will have an accident or they will split.

[Hobarticus]

5. How can I contribute to her campaign?

:evilgrin:

[Skarbrowe]

6. They know it will be too difficult to manipulate the vote with Harris.

That is they won't be able to manipulate the vote count. There is no way Harris can get even close enough in the polls for the Republicans to pull off another 51.7 to 48.3 squeaker for their candidate. No one in the whole country would believe that outcome and it would finally bring out the theft issue for all the elections.

Jeb Bush has made it very clear that getting rid of Nelson is one of his highest priorities, if not the highest, as he leaves office in 2006.