Recount unlikely
- 3 Nov 06, 01:06 AM
has battled on here in Florida despite her staffing problems and a considerable gap in the polls.
The woman best remembered for backing George Bush in the imbroglio has lost campaign staff in droves and initially didn't have the backing from state Republican leaders.
But the 49-year-old is hoping that her final debate with Democratic incumbent may have closed that chasm.
"I just hope that I reached out to the hearts and minds of people," she said after a debate that was dominated by Iraq.
It was a heated exchange, with both Ms Harris and Mr Nelson repeatedly interrupting each other. At times Mr Nelson wagged his finger at Ms Harris, shaking his head in frustration.
Katherine Harris wouldn't say whether she would have voted for the war in Iraq if she'd known there were no weapons of mass destruction, while Bill Nelson told the audience he would have voted against the war.
Ms Harris did call for a "new strategy" in Iraq, suggesting that the country be divided up into three regions for the Sunnis, Shias and Kurds. She also told voters that Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice-President Dick Cheney had performed "adequately" in their jobs.
According to the , Katherine Harris trails her opponent by more than 12 points. She may once have been the darling of the Republican Party for her role in the 2000 recount - but during this campaign she's been dogged by problems and abandoned by her own party.
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Split the country by religion? Oh yeah, great idea Katherine, that sort of thing worked really well in India / Pakistan and Palestine / Israel. Let's legitimise this sectarian feud by giving each faction its own "nation"!
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Anyone who believes that Rumpo and Cheney have performed adequately is either lying or insane so i suppose its not surprising that she is trailing in the polls.
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Katherine Harris is a clown - but the sad, scary kind. She is a religious fanatic and an enemy of democracy and freedom (shameless election stealer in 2000). She will lose badly and I love it!
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"suggesting that the country be divided up into three regions for the Sunnis, Shias and Kurds."
The trouble with given groups their own 'nation' is that each group wants the same areas or pieces of other areas and resources. One of the groups would probably be without oil, and another group would probably control the water.
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As a Democrat and someone who appreciates humor in politics, let me just say - I will *really*really* miss Katherine Harris.
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Why are we not surprised? There's not enough makeup in the world to cover her shame. She can move to some country that doesn't want honest elections. In this country she is reviled and richly deserves this long overdue public repudiation. Harris is a disgrace and her defeat will be celebrated across America as a milestone in the fight to expose the GOP's criminal election fraud.
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The American electorate is disillusioned with the President and the Republican Party. Katherine Harris is suffering from the backlash of the war in Iraq and the unpopularity of Republican policies in general. She was instrumental in fixing the results in the previous election. Democrats will be glad to see her squirm now that her star has dimmed considerably. Republicans face a real trouncing and Democrats will replace them triumphantly. The Democrats are reenergized and are determined to capitalise on the wave of anti-Republican feeling in America in the mid-term poll.
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After her shameless behaviour in the 2000 election, I sent her $1 to see what she could rig or gerrymander for me.
She kept the dollar, did not write to thank me and I still have not received any sinecures!
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