Florida governor Jeb Bush declared today that Katherine Harris has dropped so long in the opinion polls that she cannot possibly beat Bill Nelson this fall.
The AP story in the Sarasota Herald Tribune made it clear that Bush hopes that Florida House Speaker Allan Bense gets into the Republican primary for Nelson's Senate seat. The deadline for filing is this Friday, May 12.
Bense appears to be stringing out the process. He insisted that he would make no decision before the Florida House ended its legislative session, which happened last Friday.
Harris filed her formal petition today.