Wednesday, April 26, 2006

"Good Morning, Senator Harris" Sounding Even Unlikelier

Readers know that I am an optimist when it comes to Republican chances this Fall. Even I can't spin the Florida Senate race, however. The Hill reports on more bad news for the Katherine Harris campaign:

Fla. Poll holds more bad news for Harris
By Andrew Barr

If retired Gen. Tommy Franks were to jump into the Florida Senate race, he would lead Rep. Katherine Harris by 4 percentage points in the Republican primary, according to a new poll of Florida voters conducted by Strategic Vision LLC, a GOP polling firm.


In a gracious move, the Hill avoides piling on. They save the real bad news for the last line:

The poll also shows Harris trailing Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson 56 percent to 24 percent in a potential general election.


Obviously this is bad news for Katherine Harris. It turns to terrible news if you read the poll, as only 21% of likely voters have yet to form an opinion of her, while 54% have a negative opinion. I'm not always great at math, but it's tough to win an election when your ceiling of support is 46%.

The only good news for Republicans is that other Republicans would have a chance in a race against Nelson. In fact, retired General Tommy Franks (is he a Republican?) ties Nelson in the poll.

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