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miamiherald.typepad.com - 1/16/2009
Sink not running for Senate
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Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is expected to announce today that she's not running for the U.S. Senate, opening the field to a crop of lesser-known contenders. Sink, the only statewide officeholder on the Democratic shortlist, was seen as the...
blogs.orlandosentinel.com - 1/16/2009
With Sink out, Gelber getting into the Senate race by Aaron Deslatte
— blogs.orlandosentinel.com — State Sen. Dan Gelber , D-Miami Beach, has been waiting for the day when Alex Sink would... decide whether she wanted to pursue the United States Senate in 2010. Now that Florida's chief financial officer has announced she's staying out, Gelber is ... (more) With Sink out, Gelber getting into the Senate race by ...

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Alex Sink won't run for Mel Martinez's Senate seat
miamiherald.com - 1/16/2009
Alex Sink won't run for Mel Martinez's Senate seat
— miamiherald.com — Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced Friday that she's not running for the U.S. Senate, opening the... door to a crop of lesser-known contenders. (more) Alex Sink won't run for Mel Martinez's Senate seat

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Daily Kos:  FL-Sen: Sink (D) won't run, Gelber (D) will

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Friday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — FRIDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * In a surprise move, and a setback for Democratic recruiting, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced this morning that she will not run for the Senate in 2010. Sink, a popular figure in Florida politics and the only Democrat in the state's cabinet, was the DSCC's top choice for the open-seat contest. * If New York Gov. David Paterson is swayed at all by polls, he may be interested to know New ...

FL-Sen: Sink (D) won't run, Gelber (D) will
Daily Kos — ... The first choice for Florida Democrats in the race to succeed retiring Republican Senator Mel Martinez, state CFO Alex Sink, apparently won't enter the race: ...

Senate Rankings, February 2009 Edition
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... This is one place where Republicans seem to have a bit of momentum. State CFO Alex Sink, thought to be the strongest potential Democratic opponent, will not run for the seat. Instead, the Democratic hopefuls consist of Kendrick Meek and Dan Gelber, who may have limited appeal outside the Miami area. Meanwhile, Charlie Crist ...

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