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Katherine Harris Planning US Senate Run
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Posted on 01/08/2004 8:42:04 AM PST by Bush Cheney

Edited on 01/08/2004 11:40:39 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Watch your makeup compact, Hillary, Florida's Katherine Harris may have her eyes on the United States Senate, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

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Against the apparent wishes of senior Bush strategists, Harris has decided in her heart and mind that she will seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat, sources close to Harris tell DRUDGE.

"She wants it, wants it badly!" a top source said Thursday. "She'll make her decision public within the next week."

The source, who has daily contact with Harris, cautions the congresswoman still could hold back and not make the run, in deference to the president and his brother's wishes.

Sarasota County's GOP chairman, Tramm Hudson, said he spoke to Harris Tuesday night and that she seemed ready to run, according to reports. Harris continues to be one of the party's top fund-raisers.

Elsewhere, Texas Senator Kay Hutchison has reportedly advised her republican counterpart to "Go for it!"

If elected Harris would join a select group of women ever to serve in the United States Senate.

MORE Harris advisers dispel any notion that bad blood still runs in Florida over Harris's role in the 2000 election drama.

"Look, Governor Bush handily won re-election last year, after 2000, and the state's voters did not punish him," notes one top Harris strategist who asked not to be named.

"And they will not punish Katherine. The senate campaign will be on the issues, and electing the best person to represent Florida in the senate!"

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2004; electionussenate; katherineharris
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To: cooperjones
Thanks for the link to her website.

Here's another photo I like:

The Congresswoman spent some time with the Station 11 A-Shift at the annual Firefighters Chili Cook-Off: (clockwise left to right) Wade Chappel, EMT Firefigher; Congresswoman Harris; Jason Wilkins, EMT Firefighter; Miguel Garcia, EMT Firefighter and Hank Duyn, Firefighter Paramedic. September 28, 2003.

161 posted on 01/08/2004 12:40:37 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (One good term deserves another! Take W-04....Across America!)
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To: JulieRNR21
This one is neat......


162 posted on 01/08/2004 12:42:31 PM PST by deport (..... DONATE TO FREEREPUBLIC......)
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To: JulieRNR21
I ask because KH told me that she was told she would help BUSH if Castor won.

I suppose it's possible. There's a common theory that having a woman prominently on the slate increases the slate's performance across the board. Although Harris gets beat badly by Castor among women -- according to the Mason-Dixon poll.

163 posted on 01/08/2004 12:42:57 PM PST by JohnnyZ (Abolish the food tax)
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To: Bush Cheney
They are going to play her testimony in front of the US Civil Rights commission where she basically passed the buck and the blame to her staff and frequently stated her lack of knowledge concerning operations. That may come back to haunt her.... There are better, more qualified, and less divisive candidates available... IMHO...

164 posted on 01/08/2004 12:43:31 PM PST by dwd1 (M. h. D. (Master of Hate and Discontent))
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To: JulieRNR21
Thanks for the info about Katherine.

I would love to see Perky Katie or Judy Woodruff have to say the words, Senator Katherine Harris.

Talk about in your face!
165 posted on 01/08/2004 12:44:19 PM PST by McGruff (Borders? We don' need no steenkin' borders!)
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To: JohnnyZ
The link in your post #151 doesn't work. Please correct if possible.

And instead of a doc file in #158 please provide a link to Mason Dixon Poll.

Thanks
166 posted on 01/08/2004 12:46:51 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (One good term deserves another! Take W-04....Across America!)
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To: JohnnyZ
29:27 is Not Good.

"Not Good" is an understatement. That's pathetic.

167 posted on 01/08/2004 12:51:59 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: JohnnyZ
Although Harris gets beat badly by Castor among women -- according to the Mason-Dixon poll

Were they polling only Dems.....I really find this hard to accept.

In addition, Castor's tenure at FSU was not laudable especially in the handling of terrorist fundraiser Sami Al-Arian. In a campaign I would think that would come back to haunt her.

168 posted on 01/08/2004 12:53:14 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (One good term deserves another! Take W-04....Across America!)
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To: JulieRNR21
Look for "House Post-Election rundown from the December 2002 Cook Political Report" at http://www.cookpolitical.com/menu.cfm?section=house

What's wrong with the doc link? I'm not the only one who has access to Google.

169 posted on 01/08/2004 12:53:50 PM PST by JohnnyZ (Abolish the food tax)
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To: ClintonBeGone
You sound like a radio advertising salesman. In real life you use voter history, not polls to suggest how voters will vote in the future. It is very much an accepted statistic in elections to compare how different candidates have done in the same districts and then factor for things that are not equal. In her case, she did better than Bush in her own congressional district AFTER becoming this terrible lightening rod you claim she is. In that case, the adjustments work in her favor and it's more than likely she'll help, not hurt him

You are making the mistake of looking at only one heavilly Republican district.

Sorry to say, but she would mobalize every Dem and Dem$ in the state.

She will run, but not now. It is not her time.

170 posted on 01/08/2004 12:57:31 PM PST by MindBender26 (For more news as it happens, stay tuned to your local FReeper Network station)
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To: JulieRNR21
Oh, fine, here ya go.

http://www.mason-dixon.com/news_text.cfm?news_id=171

But the doc file is unvarnished and unspun, and has all the #s, including who was polled.

171 posted on 01/08/2004 12:59:29 PM PST by JohnnyZ (Abolish the food tax)
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To: McGruff
I would love to see Perky Katie or Judy Woodruff have to say the words, Senator Katherine Harris.

That would be sweet indeed. I remarked to KH at the victory party in 2002....the Dems aided & abetted by the liberal media tried to destroy you in 2000....now we (meaning her Sarasota supporters) are sending you to Congress!

Her eyes filled with tears & see gave me a hug!

172 posted on 01/08/2004 1:02:53 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (One good term deserves another! Take W-04....Across America!)
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To: ClintonBeGone
Exactly. Tell Rove where to stick his Mel Martinez.

Mel might be a great candidate (I don't know) but given the constant WH meddling in statewide races I'm supporting Katherine Harris.

173 posted on 01/08/2004 1:08:52 PM PST by NeoCaveman (se habla espanol)
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To: sanatanDharmi
Go Kathrine.. Screw those ungreatful sob's at whiteHouse

She sucks too. Wasn't she a co-sponsor of the government home mortgage handout to illegals and minorities? That was despicable.

175 posted on 01/08/2004 1:12:01 PM PST by montag813
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To: cooperjones
You may be right but I could have sworn that after Graham said he was not going to run again, Hannity asked her if she was going to now run for the Senate instead of the House. She said "no" so being a friend of the Graham's doesn't seem to fit here.

Anyway, isn't it nice that we have two strong candidates in Florida who could run. I'd be happy with either.
176 posted on 01/08/2004 1:13:38 PM PST by BushisTheMan
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To: deport
Gah. The remake of "Beauty and the Beast," starring Katherine Harris and Alan Colmes.

}:-)4
179 posted on 01/08/2004 1:23:36 PM PST by Moose4 ("The road goes on forever, and the party never ends." --Robert Earl Keen)
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To: sanatanDharmi
but trying to block her is disgusting

Trying to get a winning candidate is disgusting?

You have a strange take on politics.

180 posted on 01/08/2004 1:24:05 PM PST by JohnnyZ (Abolish the food tax)
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