Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 4:55:25 GMT -6
Republicans, Democrats take aim at likely late entrant into Florida's U.S. Senate race
A wealthy land developer from Manatee County still hasn’t said if he intends to run for the U.S. Senate, but potential GOP rivals and Democrats are already taking aim at him.
Manatee County developer Carlos Beruff confirmed last month he is considering running for the Senate. And earlier this week, a media consultant who has spoken to Beruff about the race, told the Associated Press that she believes Beruff is likely to get into the contest, though Beruff has not confirmed that.
Though not in the race, potential rivals on both the Democratic and Republican sides aren’t wasting any time attacking Beruff. One GOP camp has already begun anonymously circulating previously reported stories to reporters about Beruff’s tenure at Medallion Homes. The Manatee-County based Medallion Homes, which Beruff founded in 1984, was found to have been among companies that used tainted drywall from a Chinese company to build homes during the mid-2000s. More than 7,000 homes in the U.S. have been reported to have the drywall, which studies have shown emitted sulfur gas that can corrode electrical wiring and trigger respiratory irritation. Medallion Homes was found to have at least a half-dozen homes built with the drywall. The company was part of a class action lawsuit resolved in 2012 that ordered the supplier of the drywall and companies that used it to remediate the damage the drywall caused.
“Sounds like the professional politicians are mighty scared of an outsider candidate,” said Joanna Burgos, a media consultant who has been in conversation with Beruff about running. “They are doing the Washington thing of throwing mud, and as usual, have confused their facts.”
Read more: www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/republicans-democrats-take-aim-at-likely-late-entrant-into-floridas-us/2265082
A wealthy land developer from Manatee County still hasn’t said if he intends to run for the U.S. Senate, but potential GOP rivals and Democrats are already taking aim at him.
Manatee County developer Carlos Beruff confirmed last month he is considering running for the Senate. And earlier this week, a media consultant who has spoken to Beruff about the race, told the Associated Press that she believes Beruff is likely to get into the contest, though Beruff has not confirmed that.
Though not in the race, potential rivals on both the Democratic and Republican sides aren’t wasting any time attacking Beruff. One GOP camp has already begun anonymously circulating previously reported stories to reporters about Beruff’s tenure at Medallion Homes. The Manatee-County based Medallion Homes, which Beruff founded in 1984, was found to have been among companies that used tainted drywall from a Chinese company to build homes during the mid-2000s. More than 7,000 homes in the U.S. have been reported to have the drywall, which studies have shown emitted sulfur gas that can corrode electrical wiring and trigger respiratory irritation. Medallion Homes was found to have at least a half-dozen homes built with the drywall. The company was part of a class action lawsuit resolved in 2012 that ordered the supplier of the drywall and companies that used it to remediate the damage the drywall caused.
“Sounds like the professional politicians are mighty scared of an outsider candidate,” said Joanna Burgos, a media consultant who has been in conversation with Beruff about running. “They are doing the Washington thing of throwing mud, and as usual, have confused their facts.”
Read more: www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/republicans-democrats-take-aim-at-likely-late-entrant-into-floridas-us/2265082