Gaetz Openly Considers Running for Rubio's Senate Seat

[highplainsdem]

Source: Rolling Stone

Disgraced former congressman Matt Gaetz is openly contemplating the possibility of running for Senate and trying to fill the Florida Senate seat that may be vacated by Sen. Marco Rubio, whom Trump has tapped to be his secretary of state.

“Many have asked which perch I will be fighting from next… My fellow Floridians have asked me to eye the governor’s mansion in Tallahassee. Maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading from my former colleagues in Congress,” Gaetz told the crowd during his speech Sunday at Turning Point Action’s AmeriFest in Phoenix. “It seems I may not have had enough support in the United States Senate. Maybe I’ll just run for Marco Rubio’s vacant seat in the United States Senate and join some of those folks.”

This earned him raucous cheers from the audience, although whether Gaetz is seriously considering running for Senate is not yet known.

Gaetz stepped down from his seat in Congress after Trump nominated him for attorney general and mere days before an ethics report on his alleged misconduct was set to be released. Although Congress typically does not release ethics reports on former members, the committee secretly voted to do so in Gaetz’s case and is expected to share the report with the public on Monday despite GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson saying the report should remain private because Gaetz had resigned. Gaetz has since withdrawn his name from consideration for attorney general.

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Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/gaetz-considers-rubio-senate-seat-1235215311/

[Diamond_Dog]

1. He has no shame.

[Ocelot II]

6. You beat me to it.

[PJMcK]

2. Tomorrow should be fun! (n/t)

[TheRickles]

7. I've been off-line for a while and didn't know this. I'm looking forward to it!

[hlthe2b]

8. Never mind. I see now....

[BoRaGard]

3. Why not? He's a perfect fit for G.O.P. Values Role Model

[Callie1979]

4. he's been threatening to take his seat in Jan & release ALL the sexual payoffs in Congress

I think shit like that should be made public anyway since its OUR tax money used to make these payoffs.
I think he'd lose a statewide primary

[SheltieLover]

5. No shane at all

[Oneear]

9. What is the Buy in for a U.S. Senate Seat from Florida

Illinois had a Problem a few years ago, and the Governor's sale of the Senate Seat did not go well.

[rampartd]

12. trump pardoned that governor

though i gave up spelling his name blogolovich?

[SunSeeker]

17. Blagojevich.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Would not surprise me at all.

[Deep State Witch]

11. This Is Probably Why They're Releasing It

Is it coinkydink that Lara Trump "took her name out of consideration" for FL Senator, then the House Ethics Committee voted to release the report? They probably figured that Gaetz had his eye on that Senate seat, and wanted to make sure that he didn't get it. Gaetz has no friends amongst his fellow Repukes. Well, maybe Marge and some of the other crazies.

[cstanleytech]

13. Democrats campaign should be "If you wouldn't trust him around your 12 year daughter why would you trust him in office?"

[33taw]

21. That isn't a short enough sentence for Republicans.. They need pictures.

[kacekwl]

14. IF they ever release

the report Florida may not have to worry about having a registered sex offender in government. Well another one anyway.

[FBaggins]

15. Ridiculous attempt at distraction

Nobody will be "running" for that seat until 2026 - at which time there will be a 2-year republican incumbent sitting in it (possibly Desantis himself).

Gaetz has no chance at all - even if the House report is released and says "we looked under every stone and it turns out he's clean as a whistle"

[Dem4life1970]

16. Here's a better idea Matt, why don't you go away?

Don't go away mad, just go away....please...no really...we're tired of it, and we're tired of you.

[SunSeeker]

18. The House Ethics Committee is set to release its Matt Gaetz report on Monday

https://www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-ethics-committee-report-monday-release-2004844

Should be a hoot.

[WarGamer]

19. giggles... please proceed.

[Texin]

22. Why not? The MAGA rethugs don't seem to care about drugs, prostitution or sex with minors. They're just fine with it.

[BradBo]

23. It's out, he's a child molester. He won't run.

[maxsolomon]

24. Go for it, Creeper

You'll find there is a line, just like Roy Moore did.