Penelas hoping to regain voters' confidence

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Sat, Aug. 21, 2004



Penelas hoping to regain voters' confidence

Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas, who is third in the polls in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, is hoping for a decisive surge in the contest's final days.

BY BETH REINHARD

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Alex Penelas hopes you haven't been paying attention to the U.S. Senate primary race.He is third in the polls. His campaign commercials finally returned to television one week ago after more than a month off. His latest reported fundraising lagged far behind his rivals'.

Penelas' only chance -- and it is a long shot -- of continuing his 17-year run in public office is that enough voters haven't made up their minds, tuned in to his rivals' commercials or put their checkbooks away.

''People haven't focused on the race yet,'' said Penelas, who remains unflappable even when confronted with the prospect of losing the Aug. 31 Democratic primary. ``Once they have a chance to focus on me, they're going to like what they see.''
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But an appealing stump speech might not be able to repair his relationship with the Democratic party, which was strained by the Elián González affair and by Penelas' perceived failure to support Al Gore in the 2000 presidential race.
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Bye-bye, Alex. Bye-bye.

[bluestateguy]

1. An opportunistic fuckup

He would be a worthless nominee, as he would not lift a finger for Kerry in Florida.

[flordehinojos]

2. El Niño Bonito de Miami

thinks he can still be the MIAMI PRETTY BOY! I hope he pads his fanny and gets ready for a swift NO VOTE landing. He may be able to sway those Cuban-Americans down in Miami (which my husband and I have refused to set foot on since the Elian Gonzalez saga. I guess Pretty Boy is just gonna have to grow up--or become bitter. One or the other.
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[MetaTrope]

3. Is Penelas going to join Poppy Bush in Spain again

this next election?