Florida Senate Race

In November, Florida voters will decide whether to keep Bill Nelson as one of Florida's two senators, or to replace him with another candidate.

At this point in time, there are ten possible candidates to oppose Senator Nelson:

Katherine Harris - R
Belinda Noah - Independent
Floyd Ray Paterson - Independent
Brian Moore - Independent
Roy Tanner - Independent
Lawrence Tanner (no relation to Roy) - write-in
BsenatorSenter - Socialist Party/write-in
LeRoy Collins - R

Will McBride - R

Peter Monroe - R

I personally recognize only four names on the list. In addition to Senator Nelson and Representative Harris, I know Dr. Belinda Noah and recognize the name LeRoy Collins. Mr. Collins is the son of former Florida Governor LeRoy Collins who was governor in the late 50's and early 60's when my family first moved to Florida (we've done it twice). Of course, the fact that Mr. Collins father was once a Florida governor makes no difference.

Dr. Noah is a FairTax supporter. In fact, she is running on a FairTax platform. Do not expect to see Dr Noah attending Republican events, she apparently is not welcome since registering as an Independent in order to avoid running against Harris and Nelson. Smart move, I think. By running as an Independent, she may live to see the general election which, were she a Republican, there would be little to no chance.

Florida voters, I leave it up to you to educate yourselves. You know that for me, this is a one issue race: the FairTax. Senator Nelson refuses to take a stand. Until recently, so did Representative Harris. Recent events seem to indicate that she might be coming out if not for, at least not against the FairTax.

Senator Nelson is farther left of center than Senators Clinton, Kennedy, and Kerry, so my vote goes elsewhere. Unless Representative Harris takes a stand in favor of the FairTax, I will cast my vote for Dr. Noah. Of course, there are still five months and a couple of weeks to Election Day and a lot can happen.

Fasten your seatbelts. It's gonna be a bumpy ride!