Republicans see Florida as a strong opportunity to pick up a Senate seat currently held by Democrats. Two-term Sen. Bill Nelson has low approval numbers and three Republicans are fighting for the chance to take on Nelson in November. But before the general election can get going, the bad blood in the GOP race is already clear more than three months ahead of the August 14th primary. Rep. Connie Mack IV is the current Republican frontrunner despite getting a late start in the race. Former Sen. George LeMieux says that lead will evaporate when Florida voters realize that this Connie Mack is not the very popular former senator but the son of that man. LeMieux says Rep. Mack has a violent personal history and has been part of the spending problem in Washington by embracing earmarks and the notion of “bringing home the bacon”. LeMieux, who served over a year in the U.S. Senate in 2009 and 2010 after being appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Sen. Mel Martinez, says his record is quite different. LeMieux points to his votes against earmarks and against raising the debt ceiling. Claims of illegal campaign tactics are also being alleged. LeMieux says Mack has just recently been busted for using his Congressional mailing privileges to send thinly veiled campaign materials to voters outside of his district. He also tells about his approach to job creation that his state sorely needs and debt reduction that will keep our nation solvent.
