Democrats take aim at Rep. Harris

[Freddie Stubbs]

BY VICTOR HULL [e-mail]

LONGBOAT KEY -- Despite long odds, three Democrats insisted Tuesday that they can defeat powerful incumbent Republican Rep. Katherine Harris in this year's District 13 congressional race.

C.J. Czaia and Jan Schneider, both lawyers, and Manatee Community College professor Floyd Jay Winters took turns at a Democratic luncheon making pitches for their campaigns to prevent Harris from winning a second term.

On issues ranging from health care to education, the war in Iraq and the economy, the Democrats said their philosophies were more in sync with area voters than Harris' and President Bush's.

"I'm on a mission to add one more to the (nation's) 9 million unemployed," Winters said. "We must get rid of Katherine Harris."

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[Valjean]

1. What a bitch!!!!

She's an insensitive dumb bitch. Her debacle with a "town meeting" will go a long way towards booting her out of office.

She may very well be the most hated Republican (behind Bush) in the nation.

[GregD]

2. Take advantage of her weaknesses

I spoke with friends at a Florida PR agency this morning. We were discussing another issue, but Harris came up.

He was very clear about this: Her decision not to run was guided by Rove who does not want to open the FL 2000 can of worms. Anyone planning FL strategy would do themselves well to recognize that as a major achilles heel, and take maximum advantage of it.