10/19/2002
" 'She's the Richard Nixon of Florida politics,' said Daryl Paulson, a political scientist at the University of South Florida" -- The Washington Post looks at our Katherine Harris and her BEE-you-tiful makeover.
Two things not mentioned in the piece. though. (1) She has shaken down Rep. donors for almost $3 million in what is a very easy race. The phrase "token opposition" gets used a lot. This has diverted donor money from races that are far more competitive and critical for Republicans. And this is nationwide, not just Florida. Republican strategists aren't happy. (2) A lot of the people who know her best are losing patience with her. Her own hometown newspaper just couldn't make itself endorse her in the primary or in the general election.
Two things not mentioned in the piece. though. (1) She has shaken down Rep. donors for almost $3 million in what is a very easy race. The phrase "token opposition" gets used a lot. This has diverted donor money from races that are far more competitive and critical for Republicans. And this is nationwide, not just Florida. Republican strategists aren't happy. (2) A lot of the people who know her best are losing patience with her. Her own hometown newspaper just couldn't make itself endorse her in the primary or in the general election.
