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RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman on WIOD 610AM RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman spoke on WIOD 610AM about Florida's Republican candidates including Katherine Harris. Listen here: http://www.electharris.org/multimedia/details.aspx?ID=6

ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush came to Florida on Thursday and publicly complimented Rep. Katherine Harris (news, bio, voting record) for the first time since she won the GOP Senate nomination over the opposition of her own party. "I'm proud to be here with Congresswoman Katherine Harris, who is running for Senate," Bush told a crowd of about 400 people at a fundraising event in Tampa. The brief acknowledgment came after months of unsuccessful efforts by Republican leaders to push Harris out of the race in hopes of finding a candidate they felt had a better chance of winning against...

I haven't seen this poll mentioned on FR yet. (I have seen the SurveyUSA poll discussed.) This poll has the race even tighter than SurveyUSA does. (9 Points). http://www.uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/SENATE/2006/polls.php?action=indpoll&id=12200609180 Anyone know anything about the polling company??

Bill Nelson unveils new Florida Senatorial Elections Commercials Florida Senator Bill Nelson, seeking reelection against Congresswoman Katherine Harris, unveiled his new TV commercials this morning. In doing so, he has set his initial tone for his campaign. Nelson’s :30 spot was very soft. Tone was not combative at all. Message was “I get things done for all Floridians.” He specifically says that he does not see his job as one where he is supposed to be combative, but rather to work, along with Republicans and Democrats, for everyone in Florida. Yada yada yada. Ad scrolls many newspaper headlines saying what...

I am surprised that nobody has noticed this poll taken by SurveyUSA on September 14th. Nelson 53% : Harris 38% Clearly, Harris is catching up fast. She used to be 30 points behind but in this post-primary poll, the gap has been narrowed to 15%. Nelson is in his low 50s, he is clearly in danger. For all those Harris nonsayers, I say screw you!! If Harris keeps on campaigning, the victory is within reach! When RINO Lincoln Chafee won his primary, all the GOP establishement signed a sigh of relief. However, a new poll to be released by Rasmussen...

Harris co-sponsors fence bill Nelson votes against border security   TAMPA, FL— Congresswoman Katherine Harris, the Republican candidate for United States Senate, became a co-sponsor yesterday for H.R. 6061, The Secure Fence Act, to confront the immediate need for additional infrastructure to help secure our borders from terrorists and other criminal elements. A vote on the bill is anticipated later today. Her opponent, Bill Nelson has stymied recent efforts to bolster border security by voting in favor of Senate Amendment 4188, legislation that includes provisions requiring the United States to consult with Mexico before building a border fence. As noted...

U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris said Friday that Gov. Jeb Bush will campaign with her in the next two months, but the state GOP said no such commitment exists. Harris, appearing in downtown Orlando, said she will travel with Bush and others as she seeks to defeat incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Nelson, meanwhile, formally kicked off his campaign Friday in Tampa, saying he wanted to "take our nation in a new direction." Touring with Bush, the state's most powerful Republican, would bring Harris badly needed credibility and steady a campaign that, at times, appeared ready to collapse. But Friday,...

For most of the summer, Katherine Harris's Republican primary opponents complained bitterly that Harris would not agree to debate them. But that won’t be a complaint from Sen. Bill Nelson, the Democrat Harris faces in November. Harris and Nelson will have two debates over the next 60 days. The first will be on Oct. 23. That debate, arranged by Leadership Florida, the Florida Press Association and Florida Public Broadcasting will be at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale and will air from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the state’s 25 public television stations. A second one-hour debate will be...

To all Freepers and all Florida Voters, I issue my thoughts and feelings about this Florida Primary, a campaign of which I myself have no vote in ! --------------------------------------------------------- Congresswoman Katherine Harris has waged a long hard run for the GOP nomination for the seat of U.S. Senator from Florida, now occupied by incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson . As many of you on this forum know, Katherine lost her dear beloved father George Harris earliar this year . The loss of a father takes an emotional toll, even in the advanced years of one's life . I would say to...

HARRIS WINS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION POISED TO DEFEAT BILL NELSON IN NOVEMBER TAMPA, FL—Congresswoman Katherine Harris received the Republican nomination for United States Senate this evening, and celebrated her landslide victory at campaign headquarters with nearly a hundred grassroots supporters in attendance. Harris received the nomination by winning nearly every one of Florida’s 67 counties, demonstrating voters’ confidence in her leadership and ability to unseat Bill Nelson in November. Congresswoman Harris states, “I am thankful for the widespread support demonstrated by tonight’s strong victory. I’m thankful for the personal sacrifices made by my family, staff and many dear friends who all...

See for example this thread first. Harris won the primary race So in November she will face A Democrat foe and to RINO's woe ...she's a Christian! It's just a disgrace!

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Katherine Harris won the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat.

TAMPA, Fla. - Katherine Harris, trying to overcome months of campaign troubles and fight off three relatively unknown challengers, jumped out to an early lead Tuesday in the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. With 21 percent of precincts reporting, Harris had nearly 50 percent of the votes, compared with 31 percent for Windermere lawyer Will McBride, 14 percent for retired Navy admiral LeRoy Collins and nearly 6 percent for Pinellas County developer Peter Monroe. In a poll last week, the 49-year-old Longboat Key congresswoman held a double-digit lead on her three challengers, who were hoping to marshal enough...

OK, it's primary election day in Florida. I've heard stories of a light turn-out so far in most of the state. On tap for tonight are Rep and Dem primaries for governor and the rep primary for US Senate. There are also primaries for the House seats being vacated by Katherine Harris (R) and Jim Davis (D). There's at least one high profile (and bitter) state Senate primary between incumbent pro-life activist Randall Terry and state senate President Jim King. So, who's gonna win? Why? What do you know? What have you heard? This thread starts...NOW!

I voted less than an hour ago. When I entered my polling station, I was the ONLY voter in there. On my way out I remarked that the turnout seemed light and guessed only a hundred folks had voted there up until then. The poll worker then told me I was number 14 voting today. I thought she was kidding but she assured me she was not. Since I figure my precinct must have at least a couple of thousand registered voters, I figure there will be only a about a 2 percent turnout. One reason for the low turnout...

Whenever the media establishment's long knives come out for a politician, I figure the person is doing something right – that he or she is a legitimate threat, that he or she is effective and getting to the enemy. That's the conclusion I came to after reading an L.A. Times hit piece on Rep. Katherine Harris, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Florida. It was an amazing piece of "journalism." Here are some key excerpts: "She's called for a Christian theocracy so Congress won't 'legislate sin.' She's lost a dozen key campaign staffers in the home stretch, advertised...

Her opponents in the Republican U.S. Senate primary cast front-runner Katherine Harris as a liability to the party.Harris casts herself as a true believer who doesn't kowtow to Washington elites and doesn't play politics as usual.Few would argue the last point. The Republican race to challenge Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in November has been anything but usual.It pits three political unknowns against one of the most recognized -- some might say infamous -- women in the Republican party in a race where name recognition has sometimes looked like a bad thing."I'm not a Beltway boy, and I'll never go along...

Polls say she's no longer a shoo-in against her rivals in the U.S. Senate primary in Florida. MIAMI — She's called for a Christian theocracy so Congress won't "legislate sin." She's lost a dozen key campaign staffers in the home stretch, advertised endorsements she didn't get and failed to pick up a single recommendation from Florida's leading newspapers. Rep. Katherine Harris — the former darling of the Republican Party for her pivotal role in the 2000 presidential recount — has stumbled so badly in her bid for the U.S. Senate that pollsters and pundits no longer focus on her longshot...

NRA Endorses Harris Unified Sportsmen of Florida Concur Tampa, FL -- Congresswoman Katherine Harris, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Unified Sportsmen of Florida. Katherine Harris has an "A" rating from the NRA, in stark contrast to Bill Nelson's "F" rating. In a letter to Congresswoman Harris, Marion Hammer, NRA Past President and current Executive Director of Unified Sportsmen of Florida states "You [have] been consistently strong in support of Second Amendment and self-defense issues and we sincerely appreciate your solid pro-sportsmen, pro-Second Amendment, pro-freedom record. Your outstanding and...