Katherine Harris

So maybe history isn’t always written by the winners.

In the fall of 2001, after George W. Bush mounted a pile of debris at ground zero and came up with one brilliant rejoinder to a skeptic’s taunt, the prevailing public attitude toward the previous year’s disputed election was: So what? The guy who was supposed to win won, and there was probably more than enough malfeasance to go around anyway.  read more »

What a strange place Reagan advisor Ed Rollins has occupied in this year's Senate races.

Down in Florida, he trashed his candidate, Katherine Harris, and is now -- no surprise -- leaving that campaign.

Here in New York, Steve Minarik has decided that picking a fight with Rollins might be the last straw for KT. But she's standing by her man. Here's her statement:

While I respect Mr. Minarik's power as State Party Chairman, I do not believe it extends this far. Who I choose to advise me is my business and my business alone. Ed Rollins is not only the best in the business, he is a friend and he is staying. This is non-negotiable.

At some point one has to ask: Who cares?

Her resident guru, Ed Rollins, just quit Katherine Harris's Florida Senate bid, and promptly trashed her in the press. "Great moments in backstabbing," says Josh Marshall. UPDATE: A person who has spoken to Rollins says he didn't quit the Harris campaign before criticizing his candidate. Which seems even weirder.

The Forward's Eve Kessler asks under that heading: "Isn't it interesting, the two GOP Senate candidates being dumped this week happen to be Jeanine Pirro and Katherine Harris, both not-very-good pols with a penchant for too much mascara?"  read more »

Regardless of who wins the Florida vote joust, it will be awhile before this campaign blurs out of m  read more »

The world will little note, nor long remember, this petty crime.  read more »