Harris Cancels Election Trips - Is she about to drop out of race?

[liberal N proud]

By JEREMY WALLACE , Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Tampa Bay Online
Mar 5, 2006

PORT CHARLOTTE - Already trying to avoid the media, U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, R-Longboat Key, is canceling campaign stops in Southwest Florida as questions swirl about her ties to a Washington defense contractor at the center of a bribery scandal.

Harris, who is running for the U.S. Senate, abruptly canceled a stop in Charlotte County on Saturday, and four other events planned for Lee and Collier counties were removed from her campaign Web site.

It's another sign that Harris' struggling campaign is in full crisis mode. Political consultants say that shying away from the public now is also bad strategy.

"She can't hide and expect this to go away," said David Johnson, a Republican political consultant. "It looks like her campaign is circling the wagons."

http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGB10T5WEKE.html

[bluedog]

1. No shes not dropping out.......but this article wants JEB to run!!

I believe this is SATIRE


Run, Jeb, Run!

U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris doesn't pose a real challenge to Democrat Bill Nelson in the race for U.S. Senate. Florida Republicans deserve a better candidate, and Gov. Bush is their only hope.

TIM NICKENS
Published March 5, 2006

Jeb Bush for U.S. Senate.
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Jeb!!

Sure, this is fantasy. Take the governor's word for it that he has no interest in the Senate race. But the truth is other Republicans have no interest in it either or they would find a way to make this happen. U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris is a terribly flawed candidate, her campaign is a mess and she is not a credible challenger to Nelson.

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But Harris is stubborn, and she figures Republicans owe her. They talked her out of running in 2004 when Martinez won, and she has refused to budge this time. So Republicans in Washington such as Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Trent Lott are resigned that she is the candidate and managed to say a few kind words about her last week. That doesn't mean Florida Republicans should be stuck with her.

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Bush is the answer.

The man loves being governor, and he's certainly better suited to the executive branch than the legislative branch. He has his own vision, and he's not wild about hearing opposing views or compromising.

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"I'm not sure that I can ever have a job like this," he told Florida Trend, our sister publication, "so I may have to just recast the whole thought process because if I compare it to this, it will pale."

What's so bad about the U.S. Senate? It's an exclusive club of 100, the private dining room is really nice and you can work as hard as you want. There's a lot of big egos, so Bush would fit in well.

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If nothing else, Bush could help his brother get back in touch with the real world. He could offer some realistic assessments of how to fix the Medicare prescription drug program and No Child Left Behind. He could offer some insights on immigration and continue the work to restore the Everglades. His brother's dismal performance makes it unlikely the country will send another Bush to the White House any time soon, so the Senate is the best it is going to get.

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Bush is their only hope.

Tim Nickens' e-mail address is [e-mail]



http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/05/news_pf/Perspective/Run__Jeb__Run.shtml

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Drops out after Rove makes the phonecall. n/t

[madfloridian]

3. The papers here are after her.

I made a prediction months ago, that they would NOT let her run. However, I also predicted that another Bush SOB might.

I think they are going to use the power of the press to force her withdrawal. I hate to see the media use their power to bash her and show adulation for such as Adam "redhead" Putnam, our congressman here.

Yes, I will bet she is out.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. Thank you GOP, may I have another??? She should link this site

to her own if she wants to play "fair", or at least fairer than she has in the past....

www.unprecedented.org

[Dawgs]

5. She's probably checking herself back into the hospital!!

Who knows?

[FreedomAngel82]

6. LOL

Karma is a bitch isn't it Katherine?