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Florida Republicans Fear an Uphill Election Battle
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem May 13, 2006 06:44pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Sunday, May 14, 2006 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The president's low ratings and a polarizing Senate candidate are the party's top concerns.
By Carol J. Williams, Times Staff Writer
May 13, 2006
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Despite the fact that they are led by an extremely popular governor, hold a strong legislative majority and have a friend in the White House, there is little joy among Florida Republicans heading into this fall's midterm elections.
With Republican candidates nationwide campaigning under the burden of slumping support for President Bush and the Iraq war, some here concede they have an uphill fight to retain the political high-water mark they've enjoyed for almost a decade.
The party couldn't find challengers to go up against four incumbent House Democrats, leaving Reps. Allen Boyd, Corrine Brown, Robert Wexler and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to run unopposed in November.
And the Republican Party of Florida's failed attempt to drive one of its own — Rep. Katherine Harris — out of the race for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson's seat left the woman made famous by her role in the 2000 presidential recount likely to win the primary but wounded for the contest against the incumbent.
Three little-known candidates filed by Friday's deadline to challenge Harris for the Republican nomination — lawyer William McBride, developer Peter Monroe and retired Navy officer LeRoy Collins Jr., the son of a 1950s-era governor. They are expected to split the anti-Harris vote. |
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