Sad News from Florida

Though there is hope that she will engage in amusing post-election antics, the impending defeat* of Katherine Harris by Ben Nelson in Florida means that Krazy Kathy won't be bringing laughter to the world for much longer. In the meantime, the Palm Beach Post has an interesting factoid:

There are 22 daily newspapers in Florida.

All 22 have endorsed Bill Nelson for re-election to the U.S. Senate.

The first was The Palm Beach Post, the latest two on Sunday were The Orlando Sentinel and the Jacksonville-based Florida Times-Union.

The only newspaper that has endorsed Republican candidate Harris is ironically named the Polk County Democrat, published four days a week in Harris' girlhood hometown, Bartow.

That's harsh. The fact that Katherine Harris is the strongest candidate that the GOP could find in a state where the President's brother is the governor is pretty sad.

* - Then again, maybe not...

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Katherine Harris: Bottomless Bag of Idiocy

Via Wonkette:

Harris clarifies: When I said that voting against Christians is voting for Satan, I meant to say that I have at least one Jew on staff.

Answering bewildered criticism with a similarly bewildering non-sequitur, Harris' office issued a "clarification" this weekend that gives a little context to statements ("If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin") that seemed pretty clear to begin with.

All this fun came from Katherine's interview with the Florida Baptist Witness.

In a couple paragraphs [from the 'correction'], we learn:

• Harris campaign manager Bryan Rudnick is a Jew.

• "In Congress, Katherine Harris has consistently supported pro-Israel legislation."

• "As Harris frequently reminds voters in her campaign speeches for the U.S. Senate, she is committed to standing by Israel."

So, to sum up, electing Christians is still urgent and key, but you're allowed to have a couple Jews working for you (and we're totally cool with that country they have).

The question we need to start asking every Republican candidate is 'Katherine Harris said that voting for non-Christians is voting to legislate sin: Could you please explain how your position is different from Katherine's?'

It's a no win situation for any GOoPer. They either have to say 'voting for Christians is not important' or 'I agree with Katherine Harris.' Sit back and watch the heads explode...

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29% of Floridians are... Nuts?

A Mason-Dixon poll shows Rep. Katherine Harris trailing Sen. Bill Nelson by a stunning 28 percentage points.

Were the election held now, Nelson would best Harris 57 percent to 29 percent, according to the poll of 625 registered Florida voters that has an error margin of four percentage points. Only 14 percent were undecided.

All of this begs the question: Who, exactly, makes up the 29% of the public that thinks having Katherine Harris in the Senate would be a good thing?

I understand party loyalty. I understand being opposed to parts of Bill Nelson's platform. But really, you're going to vote for Katherine Harris instead? You're going to trust her with the future of our nation? Scary...

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