(Katherine) Harris drops L-bomb on Sen. Nelson

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<After months on the defensive - her Senate campaign battered by staff defections, upside-down poll numbers and financial woes - the Sarasota congresswoman is calling Sen. Bill Nelson a "liberal." It's a theme that echoes ex-Sen. Connie Mack, R-Cape Coral, and Gov. Jeb Bush, who won in 1988 and 1998, respectively, by tagging Democrat Buddy MacKay "liberal" in both races.

"Don't be discouraged when liberals say we are going to lose, because we're not," Harris told about 50 women at a buffet breakfast. "History shows that when we turn out our voters, we win."

"In 2000, you guys elected a president - not the Supreme Court, you guys did it," she said. "By a margin of votes that they counted time and time again, no matter what they did, George Bush was elected president."

"Think about the consequences in 2008," she said. "Do you think our country would have been safer with Al Gore as president? Do you think our economy would have been stronger with John Kerry as president? That's why this race is so important."
Nelson has also been stumping across North Florida during the congressional recess. His campaign manager said Harris was relying on a time-tested GOP formula by hurling the "liberal" label, but he predicted it won't stick.

"People like the job Bill Nelson is doing in Washington," said Clanton. "He has a 30-year record of common-sense, centrist leadership and Katherine Harris knows that.">

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