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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Thursday, June 09, 2005

She's a Money Machine ...

    our Katherine:
    U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, Florida's former Secretary of State and Republican party icon, is described as a formidable fundraiser. Now Democrats are hoping to put that reputation to work -- for them.

    Just 24 hours after Harris declared her intention to challenge Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for reelection, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee plastered Harris' picture on an e-mail sent to several hundred thousand contributors and activists, asking for contributions to ``help the DSCC beat Katherine Harris and her ideological allies.''

    The e-mail is the strongest signal to date that Democrats hope Harris' appearance on the ballot will benefit them -- in the Senate race, governor's race and in campaign coffers, by stirring Democratic anger over the 2000 presidential election which Democratic nominee Al Gore lost -- by 537 votes in Florida.

    The e-mail recounts Harris' dual roles as Florida Secretary of State and co-chair of President Bush's Florida campaign, along with her decision to declare Bush the winner of Florida's 27 electoral votes -- despite Democratic opposition and widespread voting irregularities.
    "Democrats e-mail rival's record to boost support".

    On a side note, Harris apparently rushed her announcement when "the influential National Republican Senatorial Committee and several inside-the-Beltway publications began touting Longboat Key Republican Vern Buchanan as a strong possibility to enter the race. Such speculation may have motivated Harris to announce three weeks earlier than she had planned.". "'Word got out' about Harris' bid"

    Interstate4Jamming has this on the race, together with an interesting piece on the perils of losing one's cell phone.

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