AP: Report Republicans Courting Joe Scarborough for Senate Run in Florida

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/17/news_pf/State/Report__Republicans_c.shtml

By Associated Press
Published August 17, 2005

PENSACOLA- Two businessmen active in Republican Party politics say the GOP is courting cable TV host Joe Scarborough to replace Rep. Katherine Harris in the 2006 Senate race against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson.

Scarborough, a former U.S. representative, has met with senior Republican officials, Collier Merrill, a Pensacola businessman, told the Pensacola News Journal in a report for Wednesday editions.

Republican Eric Nickelsen, a partner in the firm of John S. Carr Co., said he had contacted Scarborough and encouraged him to run, and he corroborated that other party leaders wanted the cable talk show host to challenge Harris.

Scarborough declined to comment late Tuesday. He was sent to Congress four times from the Pensacola area, beginning in 1994. He resigned in 2001 to spend more time at home.

Some polls have shown Harris of Sarasota lagging behind Melbourne Democrat Nelson. But Harris's campaign manager, Jim Dornan, said Harris has no plans to step out of the race.

[Lost4words]

1. Maybe Kathrine Harris will get so pissed at the GOP she writes a tell all

stay off small planes Kathrine

[dogman]

2. Maybe his replacement at MSRNC could spend as much time investigating

his interns death as he spends on Aruba or the cruise ship mysteries.

[peace frog]

3. Sure, go ahead and run, Joe

But first, explain how a female staffer ended up dead in your office...

[jpak]

9. ...and tell us all about the young Hill staffer you knocked up

and the rest of the dirt about your (christian family values) divorce.

Run Joe Run!!!!

[jackster]

4. Did anyone here the exchange on CSPAN'S WJ

this morning with Hotline?

This story was mentioned. When Hotline was asked WHY JoeBoy left Congress the answer was that he really really liked TV work - oh yeah, and he was getting divorced and remarried.

NOT ONE WORD ABOUT THE DEAD WOMAN IN HIS OFFICE!

[DemoTex]

5. Interns, beware.

Verb sap!

[zbdent]

6. Senator Dead Intern?

Whoo boy . . .

[gulfbreeze]

7. People here are really upset with him

because he quit before finishing his term.

[CitrusLib]

8. Three words from Florida. Bring it on!