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Martinez is out; Senate race wide open

This morning, Republican Senator Mel Martinez announced he would not seek re-election, using the age-old political excuse of wanting to spend more time with his family.
Unlike the Sink announcement, this is something I expected.
This blows the race wide open.  Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum has already stated his interest in running for the Senate again: [...]

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Looking to 2010: U.S. Senator

Continuing our series of articles looking forward to races in 2010, we take a look at the race for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Mel Martinez.
The Republicans
Mel Martinez
Republican incumbent Mel Martinez is not incredibly popular, with only a 42% approval rating among Floridians, according to a recent Quinnipac poll.  In fact, Martinez [...]

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