Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV will not run for the Senate

[Freddie Stubbs]

Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) announced today that he would not run for Senate next year, contrary to speculation.

“I’ve got two small children and it’s hard enough to get to spend a lot of good quality time now. I have a wife. They are all very important to me and at the end of the day family has to be number one,’’ Mack told the St. Petersburg Times.

Mack, the telegenic son of a former Florida senator of the same name, has long been rumored to be a potential candidate for the upper chamber. Early polls suggested he would be the frontrunner.

Even after it was reported Thursday that he would enter the race, though, many remained skeptical that he would take the plunge.

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