Is this any way to thank the woman who fudged the results in Florida to hand you George W. Bush the White House in 2000? The Hill's Peter Savodnik has the details:

Karl Rove, the president’s deputy chief of staff and political guru, has met twice in recent weeks with Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.), raising questions about who the White House wants to challenge Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) next year.

While Harris has insisted that no administration officials have tried to discourage her from running, some Republicans in Washington and Florida say President Bush would prefer that the congresswoman stay out.

Harris clearly believes that the GOP nomination is her due for dilligent support of Bush in 2000 and her willingness to forgoe a 2004 Senate run at the behest of the White House (it was thought that the Cuban Mel Martinez would help Bush win Florida, which might have been the case).

The GOP primary electorate is most likely supportive of Harris' aspirations on account of these facts, so it's quite possible that she doesn't need Bush to get the nomination. That having been said, a Harris run would mean six more years for Bill Nelson.