Congressman Mayfield? Haridopolos? Posey?

Succeeding Dave Weldon in Congress? Sen. Bill Posey says he won't run if Sen. Mike Haridopolos will. Rep. Stan Mayfield is already in. The Sentinel has more here.

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Go Posey!

Mike's the guy - Congressman Haridopolos representing the Space Coast! Go Mike Go!

Posey or Haridopolis. Weldon will be missed but would support Haridopolis if he gives up the senate presidency

Posey is an old has-been. Let's see young Haridopolis run-he is a real conservative who won't be beholden to the insurance companies Posey is so fond of.

Haridopolos. A leader and innovator.

Don't leave Dave - I am from his area and will go with his endorsement

[GA BlueDog]

Over 1/2 of the district is Brevard Co., and they love Mike... as do Osceola and Indian River counties. Advantage Haridopolos.

[mary]

definately mike haridopolis

[mary]

We shall see on Friday

The winner of this seat will some big shoes to fill with Appropriations, NASA, Air Force. If Mike chooses to step up to the national level in '08 instead of reigning as President of the FL Senate, Posey will be fine. Mike is the #1 choice however and favorite of locals, from Republican clubs to families and numerous retirees in the area.

[fsugal]

How about mayfield

fsugal-- Unfortunately Stan cannot win it because he is not well known enough. Posey or Haridopolos are good conservatives and would make fine members of the U.S. House; my vote would be with Mike for the victory..

I thought Posey was going to run for some local office?

I guess this means Mayfield is healthy, and that's a good thing.

This seat is Haridopolos' for the taking and he should take it. If he is Senate Prez, his career is done after 2012 but the sky's the limit as a Congressman.

Posey or Haridopolos!

Smallest hands in congress.

Is Mayfield really well? I thought it was terminal?

Mike needs to take the seat - who even knows if the Repubs will be in charge by 2012 - and he can go from making 30k a year as a state senator to over 150k as a congressman. Brevard county loves Mike!

I see the Bennett folks are busy blogging.

Mayfield is doing great - best looking terminal man i've seen in a long time.

Who is Bennett? He running for Congress too?

Just shows Mike H never had the senate presidency thing wraped up.

[Ethan]

#1- Haridopolos
#2- Posey

825

I'm still laughing at that one

Bennett and gang will be crying in their soup if Mike chooses to keep the leadership slot
Does Paula eat soup? Or just crow

so what role does good ol "I'm your best buddy" don gaetz play in this one?

president in waiting

What is the fed contribution limit? Wher do I send a check to Haridopolus for congress!

Brian Chase should run. He worked for Weldon and has deep ties with the Space community.

[RJM]

Go Mike. Good news. He'd easily win.

With his stature and vision, Haridopolos could be Florida's conservative Kucinich!

[Ben Watchin]

Bennett is not good for Florida. Remember the gambling junket to Canada.
How many hottubs has Bennett been in in Tallahassee?
Bennett is no statesman. He needs to get tossed.

Posey is Spaced out enough. Mr. Knowitall might tell us he was there when the Us Constitution was ratified and he knows why the First Amendment passed. (Who Cares?)

Mike on the other hand has the intellect and demeanor to represent the people of Florida in Washington.
He would be a credit.

Bennett and Posey are not capable of managing themselves appropriately in larger groups. Neither is an opinion leader...get these hacks out and go with Mikey.

[gene]

Mike H wins if in the race. If not I will probably end up supporting Bill Posey who is too a known quantity. Run Mike run!

Haridopolos can have both. He will be Senate President from 2010-12 and then draw himself a nice congresional seat during redistricting for 2012, a la Feeney. The Space Coast and Treasure Coast get two quality conservatives, who can cake walk into Congress. This is too simple.

You can't have both. There are too many others who will want a seat. And Florida may only get one? Where would you put it and who would you push out? Tampa needs a new one to get rid of Kathy Castor, yuck!

What about Altman. I heard he's in. He's got more of the district than Posey. Posey V. Mayfield V. Altman. Hari doesn't run.

Hardly think Haridopolis has that kind of intention. More likely that he's thinking of his family and work invested at the state level over the last 7 years. Who would want to give that up; great opportunity to shape the state.

The senate president can't shape all that much, lets be honest. But, its more than some no name freshamn congressman.

If Haridop doesn't run, Posey.
If Posey doesn't run, Altman.
Mayfield may withdraw after a slight attempt to gauge support.

Is Posey really in? He was set to be Supervisor of Elections for Brevard- not a bad gig

how about Posey keeping the seat warm for 4 years allowing Haridopolos to be Senate President and run for it after he terms out?

[outsider]

The D's will win the seat with out the kid. MH is very popular in seat. R's need to push him or they will loose the seat.

Sorry 2:13 it is not a Dem. District! Posey is the front runner even if Mikey jumps in the race, however if Mikey is smart he becomes Senate President and draws a Congressional District for himself during Re-Districting!!!!!

Definitely a seat for the R's...!

No way Mayfield wins. I remember the sexual harrassment thing back in 2003. If he runs, all that will come out and there is no way he wants his wife to find out about that, she'll win his House seat and divorce him. Don't risk it Stan, just go quietly into that good night.

Posey is an idiot who talks Republican, but when it comes to keeping government out of peoples lives, he is too busy imposing new rules that control everyone. He is too tight with insurance and Floridians have suffered because of it.

This is a guy who actually wrote new law that convolutes the petition gathering process because his own mother was too gullible to say No to a petitioner and signed her name on the line. Now we all have to deal with paying the tax bill for Supervisors of Election all over the state to revisit signatures repeatedly. Thanks mommy!

Posey - NO. In fact, Posey should never hold an elected office anywhere, at any level in this state.

Florida picks up at least 2 congressional seats, maybe 3, since we have already grown over 2 million residents since the 2000 Census. Thats leaves plenty of room for both to have a safe seat AND pack and crack the remaining Democrats. Haridopolos should wait.

No way Mayfield wins. I remember the sexual harrassment thing back in 2003. If he runs, all that will come out and there is no way he wants his wife to find out about that, she'll win his House seat and divorce him. Don't risk it Stan, just go quietly into that good night.

Haridopolis is the best candidate! Posey is a solid choice for the district if Haridopolis decides not to jump in. Winners all around, no way the Democrat will win.