(Katherine) Harris To Make Announcement On Senate Campaign

[sabra]

http://www.wftv.com/news/7934006/detail.html

Harris To Make Announcement On Senate Campaign

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris will end speculation next week about her U.S. Senate campaign, either getting out under pressure from the party she was loyal to during the 2000 presidential recount or forging ahead in spite of it.

Harris canceled plans Saturday to attend the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Memphis, Tenn., and instead sent a statement about her candidacy to unseat Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.

"While there has been much speculation in recent days concerning my campaign, and our party faces challenges in this midterm election, I am confident with your dedication and commitment, we shall be victorious in November," she said.

...

Her statement, however, was vague, not saying whether Harris thought she would be victorious. Rather, it said she would "prayerfully prepare with my family, friends and advisers to finalize the strategy for a major announcement next week concerning my candidacy for the U.S. Senate."

[Old and In the Way]

1. Hang in there Katherine!

I'd much prefer to see you totally humiliated in November.

[John Q. Citizen]

2. What's to announce except withdrawal from the race? N/t

[havocmom]

5. Maybe she's had another make-over and wants to show it off?

:evilgrin:

[Joanne98]

16. She's promoting her new makeup line called "Bold".

just kidding.

[dchill]

21. I thought it was "Brazen"... n/t

[terrya]

7. I can't imagine her making some big announcement...

just to say "I'm still in the race"

She's gone.

[arikara]

35. It does can happen...

We had a wacky premier here in BC (anyone remember Bill VanderZalm) that did just that. He was a religious nut that totally amazed and embarassed the province with his bizarre ideas. His popularity was down even lower than the chimps and there were new scandals popping up all the time so he called a big press conference. Everyone was expecting him to do the right thing and gracefully step aside. Throughout his lengthy announcement it sounded like he was going to do just that, then suddenly at the end after acknowleging all his mistakes and unpopularity he said, "and that's why I'm staying on!" It was as if he had planned to quit and at the last minute couldn't go through with it.

It was surreal, but then everything around that guy was. He also ran a religious gardening theme park called Fantasy Gardens, he was a rabidly chauvinistic anti-choicer and he and his party were implicated in all sorts of corruption and money scandals. His strange wife was never photographed without wearing a dumb looking headband, no matter what she was wearing, and she wasn't shy about being in front of the cameras.

They would have fit in well with the Repukes.

[havocmom]

3. If the GOP throws her candidacy out, can Conrad Burns be far behind?

heh heh heh...

[Ediacara]

8. Even if the state GOP claimed Burns was kicked out

Burns would have some frothing mouth ad claiming he'll never quit.... Besides, I'd much rather go up against Burns than say Racicot....

[havocmom]

10. Agree, but it is SO much fun to poke him with a stick!

Hey, they are saying really unkind things about Conrad where I am. You know that means something ;) Also saying some flat out treasonous things about bush/cheney! AMAZING what I am hearing spoken aloud and without prompting around these parts.

:hi: DinoBoy

[Ediacara]

11. That's fantastic!

Let's hope that translates to the voting booth.

[John Q. Citizen]

18. I figure Burns may end up quitting, especialy if he starts making

grand jury appearences (or refuses to make them.)

If the legal aspects of the situation start in time, (grand jury or whatever) Burns will have to quit.

Anybody know the MT rules / timing on ballot access for Repo US Sen. Candidates?

What I guess I'm asking is what is the time frame that Burns could withdraw and the Repos could still come up with a challenger for the general election?

[Vickers]

4. Will she make the announcement in 3/4 view to accentuate her tits?

:eyes:

"prayerfully prepare" :puke:

[tularetom]

9. If it turns out that she paid for her boob job

with money from Abramoff or the guy who bribed the Dukester, does she have to give 'em back?

[Botany]

6. K. Harris you have been caught red handed taking bribes so go and ...

.... prayerfully prepare for what ever. I still want to know about DBT scrubbing 55,000 black
voters from the voter roles in 2000 and one machine giving bush 16,000 votes after the voting
had stopped and the three networks had all called the race for Gore.

[alfredo]

12. She has a tape from Osama where he endorses

her opponent.

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. Finito

Say hello to Jeb Bush, Senate candidate.

[Warren Stupidity]

17. exactly.

Isn't Dumberer as lame-ducky as his brother? I expect the Jebster to step in.

[Joanne98]

23. Oh Hell no! They wouldn't dare!

[Arugula Latte]

24. Are you kidding? This criminal cabal would do ANYTHING.

Steal an election, start a war on lies, let hundreds drown in New Orleans, and on and on.

[dchill]

43. "AN election?" - "Hundreds drown?"

What are you, some kind of conservative? It's at least three elections and possibly thousands drowned - isn't it? :)

[madaboutharry]

14. Katherine Harris is a mediocre woman with

a mediocre mind. She is a silly person who somehow got carried along by the political machine. I shall never forget her at Bush's State of the Union address right after she was elected to congress. She came over dressed in an outfit more appropriate for a morning wedding and was looking around to see who would notice her. She acts like a 7th grader in a junior high clique.

[KaryninMiami]

15. Let's all call her and tell her we love her so she doesn't pull out.

Although it may be too late however but we do need her to run here. Anyone else could actually beat Nelson (although frankly, if they rig the machines again, it doesn't matter who runs against Nelson).

[VirginiaDem]

19. If she drops out, who replaces her?

Does the GOP have somebody lined up? Would it be the Rooney lawyer?

[TheVirginian]

38. The GOP is hoping for Rep. Mark Foley

[dchill]

44. Really? Foley?

That guy is just bat-shit crazy. Oh, I see.
;)

[DrDan]

45. what about Jeb?

[Liberal Veteran]

20. She will annouce that Shaggy and Velma chiseled off her makeup...

....and revealed her to be Bill O'Reilly!

She/he/it was quoted as saying, "I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids!"

[wakeme2008]

22. I am still betting she will drop out and Jebbie will run in her place.

:grr:

[seafan]

25. Old thread resurrected here re: Jeb rumors:

Rumors rampant: Katherine Harris' failure----> Senate candidate Jeb Bush
March 7, 2006
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x594854

[VegasWolf]

26. Speaking of "mad cows!" nt

[henslee]

27. You know when you attack somebody for the way they look, you really

make me..... howl with laughter!!!!! Fuck that ugly bitch. I hope she stays in the race -- her butt ugly face a perfect, reminder of how butt ugly and corrupt FL politics is.

[VegasWolf]

28. LOL! She does have great boobs though! nt

[Roy]

29. (Katherine) Harris To Make Announcement On Senate Campaign????

(Katherine) Harris To Make Announcement On Senate Campaign???????

Oh, Goody..... another boob show perhaps?????

:rofl::headbang::rofl::headbang::rofl::headbang::rofl::headbang::rofl:

[DavidDvorkin]

30. Would she instead run for reelection to her House seat?

Or has the filing deadline for that passed?

[onehandle]

31. What would she care about rules?

Never stopped her before.

Stay firm, Kate. I want you to be the political has been you should be after November.

[brooklynite]

32. Maybe Jeanine Pirro could step in...

They won't need to touch up the posters too much, and after dropping out of the Senate race vs Hillary, Jeanine's not making much headway as an Attorney General candidate

[liberalpragmatist]

33. Translation: She's Out. (Shit)

That's one more seat we have to defend. The GOP bench in Florida is strong, so don't think that they're not going to find a better candidate now.

[brooklynite]

34. Can she state in the House?

...of has she lost the window of opportuntiy to refile?

[Virginia Dare]

36. This is incredibly sexist...

but if Katherine was an actress she'd be the Queen of the Casting Couch.

[Chomskyite]

37. Damn!

I think the chance to vote against this idiot would be worth a good 5 to 7 percent for other Democratic candidates running in local Florida races.

Democrats should be doing all they can to keep this disgraceful ninny in the senate race.

[JCMach1]

39. enter JEBtm stage left...

:puke:

[yellowcanine]

40. Didn't she do this once before this election cycle? I am having a Yogi

"deja vu all over again" Berra moment. It seems to me that last summer or fall she made a big deal out of reconsidering whether or not she would stay in the Senate race and then when the day came she opted to stay in. This may be a Katherine Harris m.o. to get her supporters to rally around the Maybelline mask.

[ronnykmarshall]

41. No Katie, no!!

Get your chins up and fight!!!

[warrens]

42. "Prayerfully..."

What a bunch of crap. They always have to throw that bullshit in to keep the fundies on the reservation. She's about as religious as the average rock.

[maxrandb]

46. Bait and Switch, Possibly??

Dems better check to make sure there is not an "action-figure, movie-star, former pro-football player, Austrian beef-cake" type candidate they are going to throw into this mix.

I think Pete Rose is a FL resident, and is consistent with Republican moral authority, integrity and intelligence.