WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd is many things. A North Florida Democrat. A soon-to-be seven-term congressman. A leader of the Blue Dog Coalition, a collection of fiscally-conservative Democrats.
Now add possible contender for a 2010 run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican Sen. Mel Martinez.
This week, the veteran congressman appears to have begun surveying voters via telephone about his possible bid for Senate. The roughly 20-minute call included basics about voting (will you vote, how often), moved into issues (Iraq, abortion, Bush tax cuts) and then launched into roughly 10 minutes about Boyd and his possible match-ups in two years, with many of the usual cast of characters.
Oddly enough, the survey also included a few questions about whether voters wanted a Florida politician who did not hail from the southern part of the state. Perhaps Boyd already is considering a strategy that would distance himself from Miami Democrats to bolster his conservative Democrat image.
A spokeswoman in his office had little to say, other than: "What I can tell you is that every paper in the state has mentioned Cong. Boyd as a possible contender for Senate in 2010, so it’s fair to say that we’re looking at it."
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