Joe Scarborough is leaving the job of trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to another Republican.
On Saturday, the former congressman from Pensacola ended several days of speculation by announcing he would not challenge U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris for the Republican nomination in the 2006 Senate race.
The D.C.-based Republican leadership reportedly wants to field another candidate instead of Harris, whose role as Florida secretary of state in the 2000 president vote recount still leaves her a divisive figure. Some party leaders and political analysts believe that will make it hard for her to secure more moderate votes that she will need to unseat Nelson.
Hillary Clinton is a devisive figure and she still carpetbagged her way to the Senate. I think Harris problem is image. She doesn't photograph well and she doesn't seem to connect with people when she speaks. The media made her a focus during the election re-count, but people scarcely remember 911 anymore. She can overcome 2000, but she cannot overcome her present packaging.
As for Joe, I wonder if a Florida Senator has ever hailed from Pensacola.
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