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14 Comments:
At 4:09 PM, June 19, 2006, hrearden said…
I guess McCollum is not the darling of the police community.
At 4:46 PM, June 19, 2006, RepublicanMushroom said…
Joe Negron doesn't have enough name recognition statewide to win. Sure he is popular in South Florida, but what about the OTHER Republican media markets such as Tampa, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Ft. Myers/Naples?
South east Florida is nice to have as a home base, but he needs to get his name out more if he plans to beat Bill McCollum in the Primary.
Afterall voters have seen McCollum's name on the ballot for years because he runs for everything.
I hope Negron can pull it off, but I doubt it seriously.
At 5:17 PM, June 19, 2006, spg said…
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At 5:18 PM, June 19, 2006, spg said…
I think that either will make a great AG. I would also like to see Katherine Harris come out and endorse Mc Collum like he did for her.
At 6:56 PM, June 19, 2006, Campaign Manager said…
I'm sure that supporters of Joe Negron also hope that Katherine Harris endorses McCollum.
This seems to be part of a trend of groups and individuals bucking GOP establishment candidates like McCollum and Lee and endorsing their primary opponents.
At 9:14 PM, June 19, 2006, Leviathan said…
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At 9:23 PM, June 19, 2006, Leviathan said…
McCollum Wears the FOP's Badge
In the Republican primary for attorney general, the statewide Fraternal Order of Police pinned an endorsement on Bill McCollum Tuesday.
The former Orlando-area congressman stood alongside James Mann, a police sergeant in Miami and president of the police union, which also backed McCollum in his unsuccessful U.S. Senate bids in 2000 and 2004.
"When he was in Congress, if we saw a problem, he was willing to talk to us and let us bring it to his attention," Mann said. "That's something that we believe that we need. Bill's willing to listen to us."
McCollum, who has been a stalwart supporter of Katherine Harris' candidacy for the Senate, seemed to waver ever so slightly on that point. "I think Katherine Harris would make a fine United States senator," McCollum said. "I think Allan Bense, if he chooses to run, would make a fine United States senator."
posted by Steve Bousquet @ 5/09/2006 03:49:00 PM
At 10:17 PM, June 19, 2006, Bucs Fan said…
Does anyone know what the PBA did in the CFO race?
At 9:34 AM, June 20, 2006, spd said…
This kind of thing would not be happening if Bill McCollum were still alive.
At 9:49 AM, June 20, 2006, Leviathan said…
McCollum wins this one easily. He is our next Attorney General.
At 10:05 AM, June 20, 2006, RonLincoln said…
McCollum winning the GOP Primary = Skip Campbell as our next AG
At 4:49 PM, June 20, 2006, ninjastealthblogger said…
ronlincoln- You're still in your little dream world that the general voting population loathes McCollum for his actions against Clinton. Voters have either forgotten, have no clue, or the few that still do care can't make a difference for Campbell. Im w/ Levi on this one, McCollum is AG come November.
At 5:52 PM, June 20, 2006, nole1 said…
Bill McCollum will hardly break a sweat defeating Joe Negron in the primary. Campbell may give him a decent run in the general but McCollum will be the next AG.
At 2:06 PM, June 21, 2006, RonLincoln said…
Im not referring to his actions with Clinton... Im referring to the fact his name has been before Floridians twice in a row and both times he was rejected. 2006 is the not the year to run as a "professional politician"
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