"With Rep. Connie Mack (R) entering the race . . . the dynamic of the Florida Senate race has changed dramatically."

[Sandra]

"With Rep. Connie Mack (R) entering the race . . . the dynamic of the Florida Senate race has changed dramatically."

Florida Senate race now a Toss-Up
By Geoffrey Skelley
University of Virginia Center for Politics
November 17, 2011

With Rep. Connie Mack (R) entering the race at the end of October, the dynamic of the Florida Senate race has changed dramatically. While he had previously stated that he would not run, Mack reconsidered when it became evident that no one in the GOP field had the strength to defeat incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D). Now Mack is favored to win the Republican nomination and face off against Nelson in what could be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country.

Prior polling of the race had shown Nelson leading handily against possible opponents such as former Sen. George LeMieux, ex-Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner and former gubernatorial candidate Mike McCalister. Now, however, Quinnipiac’s first poll following Mack’s announcement shows Nelson with only a two-point lead over the congressman. Additionally, the poll has Mack ahead of each of his fellow Republicans by more than 20 points in a crowded primary field. Mack enters the race with good name recognition — his father held this Senate seat from 1989 to 2001.

Considering how Mack’s entry has changed this race, its final result may be heavily impacted by the presidential election. Florida, the biggest and most important swing state in the Electoral College, will surely see huge investments by President Obama and whoever the Republican nominee is. The down-ticket effect of this will mean that there is a decent chance that whichever party wins the state in the presidential battle will also claim the senate seat. For that reason, we are now rating this race a TOSS-UP.

 

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/nsp2011111702/

[Sandra]

We need to do all we can to make sure Bill Nelson is a loser and tossed out!  Nelson cuts special deals for Palm Beach county n HC

[Patty]

There was a recent article on Florida Political Press written by TomT stating that in a NewsMax poll Connie Mack was leading at 25.6% but Craig Miller had surged into third place with 11.8%. I have been writing to TomT and asking him to write a fair, unbiased article on Craig Miller. I have asked that he post Mr. Miller's op ed piece in 2006 in the Miami Herald. Mr. Miller lost the D24 congressional race in 2010 and came in 3rd when his opinions on immigration were revealed. Make sure that people considering him for senate read Mr. Miller's own words:

Op-ed on immigration published in the Miami Herald on April 16, 2006

Good for America, businesses, workers

http://web.archive.org/web/20071022231406/http://restaurant.org/pre...

If you can't get the link to pull up, click on impatient.

And if you read the Florida Political Press, here was part of TomT's response to me:

"And I still say there is no reason to post something that is over six years old."

Isn't that the attitude that the left media had with Obama? Shouldn't we have higher standards on the right?