The sad state of Katherine Harris

I've already written about Katherine Harris's [fill in the blank] Senate candidacy four times, and I seem finally to be out of creative nouns and adjectives to describe it.

In our last installment just a few days ago -- which you can find here (with links to the previous ones) -- we saw that Harris's poll numbers had fallen dramatically, with support even from Republicans eroding rapidly.

Now, according to the AP, her own party is turning against her. The state Republican Party has told her that "she [can't] win this fall's Senate election and that the party [won't] support her campaign".

Here's how the state leadership put it in a letter to Harris acquired by the AP: "Katherine, though it causes us much anguish, we have determined that your campaign faces irreparable damage. We feel that we have no other choice but to revoke our support. The polls tell us that no matter how you run this race, you will not be successful in beating Bill Nelson, who would otherwise be a vulnerable incumbent if forced to face a stronger candidate."

Ouch. Anguish, perhaps, but a healthy dose of reality right along with it.

As I've said before, I hope she stays in the race and I hope she's the Republican nominee come November. She deserves the brutal defeat that awaits her.