Katherine Harris Gets Challenger in GOP Senate Primary

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-512harrischallenger,0,5911407.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Associated Press
Posted May 12 2006, 10:40 AM EDT

TALLAHASSEE -- Peter Monroe, a developer who helped manage the government's savings and loan bailout, qualified Friday to challenge U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris for the Republican senatorial nomination in Florida.

Gov. Jeb Bush and other Republican leaders have been looking for someone to take on Harris because she trails incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson by about 30 percentage points in public opinion polls. Bush said earlier this week that he didn't believe Harris could beat Nelson.

Monroe, of Safety Harbor in the Tampa Bay area, managed the liquidation of more than $400 billion in real estate assets from failing savings and loans while heading the Federal Resolution Trust Corp. Oversight Board in the early 1990s.

State Rep. Dennis Ross of Lakeland also said he may enter the Republican primary. Noon Friday is the deadline to qualify for federal offices.

[ComerPerro]

1. Harris or some other Republican stooge, whats the difference?

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. The difff is katherine can't win. On the other hand, if she gets edged

out by the GOP itself.. well, scorned women have been known to be vicious. Maybe there's a tell-all book in the future?

[bowens43]

5. The difference is that there was no feasible way

for Harris to win.

[ComerPerro]

8. She found a way in 2004, and she found a way for Bush to win in 2000

[Arugula Latte]

2. Damn.

Go, Kathy, Go!

[annabanana]

3. ha. . they really hate ol' Katie don't they?

This is funny beyond all hope. Wait til bushco uses Katie's machines against her.

[mike_c]

6. not to worry, IMO-- they'll savage each other....

Cruella will be brutal.

[napi21]

7. Do we know anything about Monroe?

How do the rank and file pubs in Fl feel about Harris? Is it possible she could still beat this guy?