April 2, 2006
Key Players Leave Rep. Harris's Campaign
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 1 (AP) — Representative Katherine Harris's Senate campaign lost what was left of its core team when a top adviser, her campaign manager and her communications director resigned this weekend.

Ms. Harris, a Republican who is challenging Senator Bill Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, said Saturday that the campaign had already lined up people who believed in her candidacy and that she would introduce them in the coming week.

"We are stronger as a campaign today than we were yesterday," Ms. Harris said in a news release. She did not return a call for comment.

Among those resigning over the weekend were Ed Rollins, who was once a political adviser to President Ronald Reagan; Jamie Miller, the campaign manager; and Morgan Dobbs, the press secretary.

Ms. Harris's candidacy, which had received lukewarm support from Republican leaders in Washington, has struggled since she announced plans to challenge Mr. Nelson last summer. Fund-raising was slow from the start. Turnover has been a problem. She also lost a pollster, a national financial director, a treasurer and a media consultant in recent months.

Advisers urged Ms. Harris to leave the race. She refused and announced last month that she would spend $10 million of her own money to compete with Mr. Nelson, whom she has trailed in the polls.

"This is a campaign that is spiraling downward by the minute," said Jim Dornan, who resigned as campaign manager in November.



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She likes horses doesn't she? Maybe they could find a few horses (arses) for replacement...Oh but remember.."They Shoot Horses, Don't They"?

Disclaimer: Don't mind me..just home from work and all wound up.