blogs.orlandosentinel.com - 12/2/2008
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U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez , the Cuban-born former chief executive of Orange County, has scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference today, and sources say it's to announce that he won't be running for re-election in 2010. Martinez, who did an awkward one-year stint as chair of the Republican National ...
Jeb Bush Ponders Florida Senate Run
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 12/3/2008 — Two sources close to Jeb Bush, including one who has spoken to the former Florida governor within the past few hours, say he is seriously considering a run for Senate now that incumbent Republican Mel Martinez has retired. "He is receiving a lot of ...
Jeb!
oliverwillis.com 12/3/2008 — Dang, if Jeb Bush runs for Mel Martinez’s senate seat in Florida I don’t think the Dems can pick it up, even though the state is now back in the blue column. That name is toxic for him if he’s got aspirations to the White House in ...
Honest Mel
corner.nationalreview.com 12/4/2008 — And, about Martinez: One of the Floridian conservatives I talked to yesterday said: "I'll take Senator Martinez at his word. I don't doubt that he'd like to spend more time with his family in balmy Florida instead of remaining in icy/hot Washington as ...
Martinez Won't Run for Re-Election —
Drudge Retort
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2010, passing on what looked to be one of the most difficult reelection battles in the country. Martinez, 62, has been saying for weeks that he intended to run again but would wait until January to make an ...
Mel Martinez —
Pundits Blog
A lot of people are sad today because of the announcement that Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) will not stand for reelection. I am one of them.
He said that he wanted to spend more time with his family, and while that might be a familiar excuse for folks leaving a job, when it comes to Martinez, [...]
Martinez Retires —
The Atlantic Politics Channel
The decision of Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) to retire can be read in many ways: overtly, Martinez says he wants to spend more time with his family. But his political health was less than salutary; head to head polling with a variety of potential Democratic opponents showed a very competitive race; ...
Martinez Retiring —
RedState: Conservative News and Community
Adiós
Though no official announcement has been made, Chris Cilliza
reports that the Sunshine State’s lone Republican US Senator, Mel
Martinez, has
decided to not seek a second term in 2010 .
According to sources close to Martinez – the former beleaguered
General Chairman of the ...
Martinez Will Not Run Again in Florida —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) "plans a major announcement" in today and
"a highly-placed Republican source says Martinez will announce that he's
not seeking re-election and that he may leave his seat in advance of
the end of his term in 2010," according to the St. Petersburg Times . "That would open ...
Mel Martinez bowing out after one term —
The Swamp
by Mark Matthews
When Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida gave up the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, it was clear he was facing a little trouble back home in the Sunshine State. Now the Cuban-born Martinez is bowing out altogether.
Martinez, a former Cabinet member in ...
Jeb Bush to Run for Senate —
The Latest on Air America
The former governor of Florida Jeb Bush says that he'll will run for the current Senate seat held by Republican Mel Martinez. Politico has more:
Martinez announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2010. Asked whether he was interested in running for the seat then, Bush told ...
The GOP's Mel Martinez is retiring —
Crooks and Liars
The man that passed around the Schiavo memo in Congress is now retiring .
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez (R) has decided against seeking a second term, a decision he will formalize shortly in the Sunshine State, according to an informed party source.Martinez's decision was based on a desire for ...
Quelle Surprise! —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
FL AG Bill McCollum released the following statement today responding to news that Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) won't seek re-election to a second term:
“I was surprised to learn today that Senator Mel Martinez will not be seeking re-election for his post in 2010. Senator Martinez has served his ...
The Road to 2010. —
Upper Left
Martinez is out … Republican Sen.Mel Martinez, the nation's first Cuban-American senator and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, announced today that he will not seek reelection in 2010. Murkowski's in , and is telling Palin to stay out, saying... “If she wants to be ...
Mel Martinez Won't Run for Reelection in 2010 —
Weekly Standard Blog
Florida senator Mel Martinez announced at a press conference in Orlando today that he will not run for reelection in 2010. Though some preliminary polls showed that Martinez might have had a difficult reelection, the GOP will probably have a more difficult time holding on to an open seat. ...
Mel Martinez Retiring From Senate —
DownWithTyranny!
Over the last few days people have been speculating about which Senators up for re-election in 2010 would be most vulnerable. No list is complete without listing Florida Republican Mel Martinez. Obama's victory there, a demographic shift towards the center and away from the extreme right has ...
FL-Sen: Martinez Will Retire —
Swing State Project
A sadsack end for a truly sadsack politician. From the St. Petersburg Times :
Mel Martinez, a Cuban immigrant who came to America with nothing and rose to U.S. Housing Secretary and then U.S. Senator, just announced that he will not seek re-election after serving out the next two years of his ...
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