North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns (A gay) to further divide South Florida vote

[Lunar]

http://kevinburns4senate.com/ (nothing here yet)
http://miami-dade-dems.blogspot.com/2009/02/announcing-for-us-senate-kevin-burns.html

And he's right smack dab in the middle of Kendrick Meek's district.  Did Pam Iorio pay him to do this?  He tried to remove term limits so he could run for a third term as mayor but got rejected, so I guess this is what he's up to now

All three declared candidates now are from the same county

[Verily]

There are two Wikipedia articles about people named Kevin Burns, but neither is him.

Anyway, he's almost certainly irrelevant and won't get more than 10% of the vote statewide. But he does make things tougher for Meek and Gelber, who were underdogs against Iorio to begin with.

http://www.northmiamifl.gov/cityhall/mayor_council/

[Lunar]

Anyone else from Miami-Dade want to declare?  Iorio would be a strong general election candidate (and could turn a race against Mack or Rubio into a tossup) but a weak primary candidate.

She's not very partisan (it wasn't even obvious that she was a Democrat until recently) and has no real fundraising experience or other connections.  But Tampa is the state's largest media market.

[Verily]

Iorio pretty much has the primary locked up at this point unless something goes badly wrong within her campaign. She has the Tampa area solidly, and should win the North Florida white vote handily against a black, a gay and a Jew. (Her only disadvantage is having too many vowels in her name.) All together, that's worth about 40%, which would easily be enough to win. Remember, there are a ton of registered Democrats in parts of Florida which vote solidly Republican, and those people would never vote for Miami-area politicians in a primary (especially not blacks, gays and Jews). The result will look something like:

Iorio: 42%
Meek: 25%
Gelber: 21%
Burns: 8%
Scattering: 4%

[Lunar]

Hey, Burns represents the 4th most populous city in Flor-what?  You mean he governs the fourth biggest city in his county?  What the heck is he doing?  And it's a complete dick move to his representative, Meek.  I mean, Meek's district is so geographically tiny as it is.

[Holmes]

Is Iorio really running or still "considering" it?

I'm kinda divided, I dunno who to support. Meeks is cute, and Iorio is the most electable probably, and now this Burns guy comes. Even if he might be trying to take votes away in the Miami area. Hum.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Remember, there are a ton of registered Democrats in parts of Florida which vote solidly Republican,

Pushing 90% in a few places IIRC.

[Verily]

Is Iorio really running or still "considering" it?

I'm kinda divided, I dunno who to support. Meeks is cute, and Iorio is the most electable probably, and now this Burns guy comes. Even if he might be trying to take votes away in the Miami area. Hum.

She not technically in yet. But it would be pretty surprising if she didn't run at this point.

Also, Tampa has an awful layout on its government website.

[Ogre Mage]

Anyone else from Miami-Dade want to declare?  Iorio would be a strong general election candidate (and could turn a race against Mack or Rubio into a tossup) but a weak primary candidate.

She's not very partisan (it wasn't even obvious that she was a Democrat until recently) and has no real fundraising experience or other connections.  But Tampa is the state's largest media market.

Besides being in the largest media market, Tampa lies along the I-4 corridor in Central Florida, the critical swing region in any statewide race.  However, I know nothing about Iorio at all.