Ex-N.H. Senator Ends Bid for Fla. Seat

[NewJerseyDem]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040415/ap_on_el_se/senate_smith

MIAMI - Former New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith on Thursday ended his campaign for a Senate seat in his new home of Florida, citing a poor start to fund-raising.

The Republican raised only $66,000 in a crowded campaign that features five GOP candidates who have topped the $1 million mark.

"In spite of our best effort, we just didn't raise enough money to make the campaign viable," Smith said.

Smith was only receiving about 1 percent support in recent polls.

[skooooo]

1. BWAAHAHAHAAHAHAH

:evilgrin:

[Hand]

2. How sweet it is...

The lardassed bastard thought he could cash in on his grandstanding during the Elian Gonzales affair. Guess the Florida gusanos have as short an attention span as anyone else.

:evilgrin:

[cjbuchanan]

3. So nice to hear

Another Repug gone, oh happy days.

[kskiska]

4. I'll miss the combover

Gee, couldn't the "Miami Relatives" get their friends together to help this guy? Remember when Donato "The Fisherman" was considering running for mayor?

[stevedeshazer]

5. God Bless Former Senator Bob (Potato Head) Smith

Bob Smith:


Mr. Potato Head:


He left the Republican Party because it was not conservative enough when he was a New Hampshire senator.

[calimary]

10. Now, wait a minute! I thought James Sensenbrenner or little Timmy

Russert were Mr. Potato Head!

[Ediacara]

6. Too bad....

King Combover can't return to the Senate, LOL!

[Bluebear]

7. Easter egg man

I remember Smith blubbering for the TV cameras holding up the easter egg was "supposed to be in Elian's Easter basket" and waving it around for the press as tears streamed down his pudgy-wudgy cheeks. What an embarrassment!

[Hand]

8. Good god...

Glad I missed that. :puke: I guess he truly has no shame whatsoever.

Welcome to DU, plastic_turkeys!

[Ediacara]

11. I remember him trying to get into a military base to see Elian

With the Miami family, and getting turned away and making some big show as if he was actually important, and deserved to just walk into the base. This was all after his failed presidential bid, so I guess he though that he had to keep himself in the weirdness limelight for a while.

[newyawker99]

13. Hi plastic_turkeys!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[0007]

9. He'd make good shark bait, what a joke this guy Smith was

and still is to some extent.

[dusty64]

12. Too bad,

the more divisive the rethug primary the better. The more the merrier.