Will 2010 Florida US Senate Race be similar to 2004 PA US Senate Race.

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During the 2004 PA US Senate Race- Arlen Specter-then a Republican US Senator-was facing a tough primary campaign from CFGer Republican US Congressman Pat Toomey. The Democratic Nominee was Joe Hoeffel- a Congressman from Montgomery County-Philidelphia Burbs. Had Specter lost in the GOP primary. What would have been the outcome in the general election between Hoeffel-D vs Toomey-R.

Regarding 2010 FL US Senate Race. Charlie Crist-R is in the similar situation as Arlen Specter. Marco Rubio= Pat Toomey-R. Kendrick Meek-D= Joe Hoefell.

Meek-D will lose by a double digit margin against Crist-R. A Meek vs Rubio matchup will make the race very competitive.

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A specific question is- What if Pat Toomey won the GOP primary in 2004- Would he have defeated Joe Hoeffell in the general election.

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What about Jim Davis??
He represented the Tampa Bay Area while in Congress FL-11(1996-2006).
He ran for Governor against Chain Gang or Beef Cake Charlie losing by a 52-45 percent margin.  He would have been a better candidate for the US Senate in 2010 than Meek. and unlike Meek,DWS,Duetsch,and Klien,-He does not have to give up a safe US house Seat to get elected to a competive statewide elected office.