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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

FL-Sen: Friday's the Deadline

Posted by DavidNYC

Friday is the deadline for Alan Bense to file for the Florida senate race. With talk like this coming from Gov. Jeb, it's just gotta happen, right?

Even if Bense does jump in, though, he's got a tough row to hoe. The CW says he'll need $20 million to have a shot in a big state like Florida. Sounds about right to me. And since Harris doesn't seem likely to drop out, he'll need to beat her and Bill Belson. Florida's got a very late primary (Sept. 5th), making that dual task even harder. Good luck with that.

Posted at 02:55 PM in 2006 Elections - Senate, Florida | Technorati

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Can she drop out and give him the nomination?

The current OH-2 talk has me wondering about Florida's election law.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2006/05/09/hackett_to_make_a_comeback.html

Posted by: JJ at May 9, 2006 04:03 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Even if Harris can't officially drop out, she could stop campaigning and endorse Bense. But even if she does take that route, it's still a major challenge for Bense.

Posted by: DavidNYC at May 9, 2006 04:20 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

short of someone holding a gun to her face, Katherine will never drop out.

Posted by: AlecBGreen at May 9, 2006 11:39 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

CQ is reporting that Bense has decided against challenging Harris.

http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/05/fl_senate_bense_will_not_chall.html

Posted by: Rob at May 10, 2006 12:42 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment