Florida Senate President Haridopolos looked to be a top contender to win the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate and take on Bill Nelson; however, a series of bumbling incidents led to him dropping out of the race in July. The clincher: getting kicked off a radio talk show by host Ray Junior for being unable to give a straight answer on whether he supported Congressman Paul Ryan’s plan to dismantle Medicare.
This article appears in Sep 22-28, 2011.