Florida

[JohnnyLongtorso]

do the Dems have anyone outside of Jewish women?

Ron Klein? He's a Jewish... man.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Go Connie Mack IV.

Oh well. Rubio 2010!

Looks like we will be on opposite sides of a nasty primary fight. I think Rubio would be smarter to wait till 2012. Going up against Mack is almost like challenging a Bush, in Florida terms anyway. Instead this could be like CO 2004 with a nasty primary fight producing a weakened candidate in a swing state. Granted the 2004 FL Sen primary was nasty Martinez had help from above in the general. Whoever the nominee is won't have that with him. First we will have to see if Mack runs.

No, let's have Mack wait. At least he has a House seat that he can spend some time in. Rubio is out of office.

My prefered scenario was for Mack to get this open seat and Jeb Bush our strongest candidate to run against Bill Nelson in 2012. But what the hell the I'm a Republican, I belonged to no organised political party. I said the same thing about Nebraska, if Johanns wanted a Senate seat why didn't he challenge Ben Nelson in 2006, we were still guarranteed the seat in 2008 cause popular state Atty Gen Jon Bruning would have ran, so that way Johanns would still be a Senator(with 2 years more senority) and we'd be at 42 instead of 41. But hay thats what a real party would do. I guess the GOP isn't cut out for political strategising.

Anyway back to the point. I will await Mack's decision. If he runs I'm all for it. In your opinion ,Phil, do you think that Rubio would try to challenge a Mack in a primary. As I said thats like challenging a Bush in Florida.

One of the perks of being the strongest candidate for your party in the state is, paradoxically, the right to run when it's easiest to do so. See also Mark Warner, and possibly Ben Chandler.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Now, who will replace Crist as governor?

It will probably be Alex Sink vs. Bill McCollum or Charles Bronson (term-limited Ag Comm'r, not the dead actor).

[JohnnyLongtorso]

According to SSP, Corrine Brown is considering entering the Senate race. All I have to say is, do it, Corrine! Get that crazy woman out of the House!

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Phil, may I suggest a new signature?



http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2009/06/this-dude-really-wants-rubio-for-senate.html

eXtreme

A tandem jump? Please, if he really wanted Rubio to win, he'd learn how to skydive himself.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Second Quarter fundraising totals:

Charlie Crist (R): $3M raised
Kendrick Meek (D): $1.2M raised
Marco Rubio (R): $340K raised
Corrine Brown (D): <$5K raised

Where's that CFG money, Marco?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Mel Martinez is resigning his seat:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/08/07/florida-senator-to-resign-seat/

Which creates a fun situation for Crist. Does he appoint a placeholder or resign and have Kottkamp appoint him?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Crist is apparently considering a bizarre set of circumstances to get Rubio out of the Senate race. There's a possibility that he will appoint Lincoln Diaz-Balart to the Senate, then Mario Diaz-Balart will run for LDB's seat (because it's safer than Mario's seat), opening up Mario's seat for Rubio.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Either way, Linc said he won't seek the Senate appointment, so there goes Crist's attempt at musical chairs.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Isn't Bill Young like 500 years old? Why would he even run for a full term?