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As we await the historic vote on health care reform, it's important to remember that we're just ten days away from the end of the first fundraising quarter of 2010. The fundraising totals reported in this quarter will be pivotal to determining the tenor of many races for the rest of the year. If there is any time to contribute, now is the time!
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Democrat
Currently At
End-of-Quarter Goal
Distance to Goal
Kendrick Meek
$25
$300
$275
Bill Halter
$445
$750
$305
Joe Sestak
$1,320
$1,600
$280
Paul Hodes
$1,447
$1,700
$253
Robin Carnahan
$1,163
$1,400
$237
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Looks like he's aiming straight for the teabaggers.
When I first watched this, I cried tears of joy. I mean, after all, he's got gobs of real US Senate experience compared to Crist and Rubio. This could be fun!
But then I realized that if Bob has any presence at all in this race, it'll be to the detriment of Rubio, which in turn will help Crist snag the nomination. If I could wave a magic wand and have Smith be the nominee, I would, (and boy would that be funny if Sununu runs again here) but the reality is that he might just make things ultimately harder for a Democratic victory in the general election.
Ah, what a strange and wonderful new world it is we live in! Just a few short years ago, Bob Smith was a Senator from New Hampshire, and being tagged by some as the most conservative Senator in the place, outdoing even the wingnutty South. Now, though, it appears he's officially filed for the 2010 Republican Senate primary in Florida, breaking open the gates and giving current (popular) Florida Governor Charlie Crist something to think about while deciding whether to run for the Senate or another term as Governor. As Crist has high approval ratings in the state, it's often considered he could probably take either seat if he wants it - but now he'll have to at the very least waste some energy fighting Smith if he wants to change jobs.
In 2002, we had Bob Smith disgracing our lovely state. One term of Sununu was enough to move from 'the most conservative Senator' all the way to Democratic control of the seat... and now there's a way he might be key to a Democrat retaking a Senate seat from Florida as well. Huzzah!
