Rodham, an affable Miami former public defender, is given no chance of unseating popular Florida GOP Sen. Connie Mack. He has already embarrassed the White House by admitting he never voted until his brother-in-law ran for president. But Democratic operatives worry less about the potential for embarrassment than about the financial resources Rodham could drain from more promising candidates. “If every time the president is in Florida he has to raise money for Rodham as well, it’s a problem,” says a Democratic official.
The White House now seems to be hoping for a miracle. One could appear in the person of Mark Schnapp, 42, a tough, well-connected ex-prosecutor, who may announce for the primary this week. That alone won’t save the Dems from Connie Mack. But it might save Bill Clinton from his brother-in-law.
