Florida Republicans are desperate to get a name on the down ballot that will draw voter's eyes past the Presidential Race.
With the flip-flop of Marco Rubio and his decision to reenter
politics by running for reelection to the US Senate, the nature of the Florida
US Senate seat race changed in a heartbeat. All the Republican establishment
contenders quickly bowed to Rubio and exited the race leaving only Carlos Beruff.
The early polls put Beruff at a significant disadvantage. See Josh
Solomon Tampa Bay Times Staff writer: Senate candidate Carlos Beruff remains
optimistic despite odds.
Florida Republicans are
desperate to get a name on the down ballot that will draw voter's eyes past the
Presidential Race.
Rubio is their best hope.
With Marco on the Ballot, down ballot candidates can at least hope voters will
look down the page and vote for a few of the Republicans running for office.
All of which points out
just how desperate the Republican Party is and how worried they are about the
Trump effect on local and regional races.
Very few Republicans think
Rubio is a good Senator, and far fewer Independents and Democrats share a
favorable view of Florida's professional politician.
When compared to Democrat Patrick Murphy Beruff trails Murphy 40%
to 42% see: Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, saintpetersblog; Carlos
Beruff campaign says new poll shows ‘statistical dead heat’ with Patrick Murphy.
Beruff needs to hang in there
and challenge Rubio at every opportunity. Florida voters deserve to hear the
other side of Rubio's political approach to the Senate and there is always the
possibility that Rubio will make a misstep.
It is unclear to me whether
Rubio is really running for the Senate or keeping his name in front of the public
just in case the Republican establishment changes the convention rules and
denies Trump the nomination.
One thing voters can be
sure of, and Beruff should emphasize; Rubio will be no different in the
upcoming term in the Senate than he has been up to now.
Rubio has been running for
President of the United States for the last five years, and if he should be re-elected to the Senate; he will run for
president for six more years to the detriment of Floridians, and all taxpayers
will foot the bill.
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Contributor: Bob Gualtieri for Pinellas County Sheriff, Carlos Beruff for US Senate
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