ouch.

[sisyphusshrugged]

Katherine Harris didn't get where she is today by worrying about who the people of Florida want in office

Katherine Harris' attempt to boost her campaign with a series of high-profile endorsements wilted Thursday when none of the officials appeared at her campaign rally and one of them said Harris wrongly included him on her list of supporters.

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Harris spoke in an airplane hangar that seemed to highlight the modest size of the crowd. She said a last-minute location change - required because a tree fell on the hangar where the event was supposed to be held - kept crowd numbers down.

Airport officials, however, said no hangar had been damaged by a downed tree and that the rally was held in the hangar that had been originally booked.

Harris spoke for 10 minutes saying she was the only candidate with the conservative credentials to defeat Nelson. When she finished, red, white and blue balloons dropped onto an empty stage, rendered unnecessary by the sparse crowd.

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Harris has encountered similar problems in the past. A fundraising letter sent in June claimed she had been formally endorsed by Florida Republican Party Chairwoman Carole Jean Jordan.

Jordan has not endorsed Harris and in May sent Harris a letter suggesting she drop out.

The same Harris mailer said Gov. Jeb Bush has "pledged to back" her campaign, but Bush recruited other candidates and said he does not think she can beat Nelson.

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Despite her problems, Harris remains popular with many conservative voters who believe she is being pilloried by what she calls the "liberal media." And Harris has lined up a number of endorsements including Sen. Mel Martinez and U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park.

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This week, as Harris made the rounds at a Winter Park political gathering, Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., said he continues to back her - but he does so primarily out of a sense of duty.

"I endorsed Congresswoman Harris a year ago," said Feeney. "I made a commitment, and I'm going to live up to that commitment."

Feeney was then asked why he offered such a tepid endorsement.

"I won't disclose publicly what I said to Katherine privately," he said. "But that notwithstanding, she decided to run."

Moments later Feeney added, "It's very sad."

via the General (in a manly way)

Comments

[cosmicbob.livejournal.com]

Harris remains popular with many conservative voters who believe she is being pilloried by what she calls the "liberal media."

I am constantly mystified how anyone can continue to say "liberal media" in this day and age.

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

It's kind of like "macaca"

You hear it around the house enough it slips out at the wrong time.

[ckd]

The latest Katherine Harris oops.

Maybe she should have thought about the fact that, y'know, those Other People might get their hands on a copy of the Florida Baptist Witness before saying things like this:

In her Witness interview, Harris sounded a fervent evangelical tone, saying that God "chooses our rulers," that voters needed to send Christians to office and that God did not intend for the United States to be a "nation of secular laws."

Mmm.

Also, enjoy some of the comments on McBride's response ("I’m a Christian and I’m a Republican and I don’t agree with her views"); I particularly liked "An agnostic or a person of another faith cannot properly serve this country because their beliefs often conflict with Christian faith. Electing non-Christians to public office is why abortion and gay marriage have been allowed to become issues of debate. In a Christian country, these would not even be allowed to be discussed."

Yay.

[ckd]

A link to the original FBW article for your...I'd say edification, but that's probably not the right word.