FL-Sen: Sink Won’t Run

Florida CFO Alex Sink won’t run against GOP Sen. Mel Martinez:

Florida’s chief financial officer, Alex Sink, has decided to run for a second term as CFO and forego a run against Martinez. She made the decision over the Thanksgiving weekend.

This is too bad — Sink was probably our best bet to torpedo the hopelessly mediocre Martinez. It looks like she has her eye on the Governor’s mansion when Crist is term-limited out of office in 2014.

Whoever runs in her place will likely be someone without statewide name recognition (e.g. Ron Klein), which will make this a bit tougher, but still doable with a good campaign. I wonder who Bob Menendez is calling tonight.

27 thoughts on “FL-Sen: Sink Won’t Run”

  1. which she must be then.

    And I’m glad she let everyone know now.  Here’s to DWS, Klein, or Castor, let me one of those three be our candidate.  Any of those are fine by me, although Klein seems like a more appealing candidate and we should be able to keep his seat from now on right?

  3. Ron Klein had a closer than expected re-election against a lesser candidate in a district that was somewhat favorable to him. So I’m not so sure about him. I actually think former Congressman and Florida Democratic Party head Karen Thurman could be a good choice.

  4. Martinez not seeking re-election

    U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez will announce at 11 a.m. today that he will not seek re-election, setting off a free-for-all over an open Senate seat in 2010.

    Martinez is expected to serve out the rest of his term. Among the heavy-breathing contenders to replace him: former House Speaker Marco Rubio and state Sen. Dan Gelber. Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is expected to announce today that she’s not interested.

    http://miamiherald.typepad.com…

  5. Sink had a bit of name recognition and seems to have been slightly more competent at getting herself elected than the rest of the Florida Democratic establishment. Neither of those things really impresses me that much.

    If she’s not willing to take the risk, I’m glad she won’t be the candidate. There are more than enough caution-at-all-costs Democrats in the Senate already.

    As to the name-recognition question, I’d suggest that this calls for a stiffly contested primary.

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