Chris Chocola

Fox News Sunday Names Club for Growth's Chris Chocola Their "Power Player of the Week"

Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

DOWNLOADS: (73) PLAYS: (100) Despite the Club for Growth, Dick Armey and Sarah Palin's involvement in New York's 23rd District Congressional race resulting in Democrat Bill Owens being elected, Fox News Sunday makes The Club for Growth's Chris Chocola their "Power Player of the Week". Yeah, the power to drag the Republican Party even further to the right. Wallace touts that as a good thing...

Chocola takes on Crist on op-ed page

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Chris Chocola, the former congressman who's now chairman of the conservative Club for Growth, penned an op-ed for the Sentinel this morning, asking "What's a Charlie Crist Republican?" It goes without saying that the governor won't like his answer. Chocola's...

Club Op-Ed in the Orlando Sentinel

The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Club President Chris Chocola has an op-ed in today's Orlando Sentinel . In it, he asks, "What is a 'Charlie Crist' Republican anyway?"

Florida Political News: November 17, 2009

FLA Politics - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition and the Reid Report . Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Club for Growth continues attack on Crist Chris Chocola, president of the Club for Growth in Washington, D.C. asks this morning "what is a 'Charlie Crist Republican' anyway?"...

Club for Growth continues attack on Crist

Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Chris Chocola, president of the Club for Growth in Washington, D.C. asks this morning "what is a 'Charlie Crist Republican' anyway?"Honestly, do you know how Charlie Crist would vote on a federal takeover of health care, on a cap-and-trade energy tax, on massive new spending bills, or on another stimulus boondoggle? ...If you're not sure about what Governor Crist really believes, it's okay...

Crist and the Stimulus: For, Against, For

The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Crist: For the Stimulus Before He Was Against It… Now For it Again A week after telling CNN he "didn't endorse" $787B bill, Fla. Gov. admits, "I support it" WASHINGTON - Club for Growth PAC today responded to Florida Governor Charlie Crist's second (in as many weeks) re-clarification of his position on February's $787 billion federal stimulus bill. "If Floridians aren't...

Next Scozzafavacation - Lindsey Graham?!

Sustainability, Equity, Development (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Lindsey Graham is one of the most conservative Republicans in Congress, but that hasn't kept him off the list of GOP officials facing possible Scozzafavacation. Who will run against him remains to be seen, but the executive committee of the Charleston County Republican Party formally censured Lindsey Graham on Monday. In what baffles comprehension, apparently some Republicans attribute the losses of...

Desperately Seeking Approval from the Club for Growth

Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

This is too funny. Roll Call searched out the Club for Growth's stance on our own Senate race, and discovered that Kelly Ayotte, in a move reminiscent of her transparently fourth and long endorsement of Hoffman in NY-23, has already rushed into their arms for approval: The Club for Growth formally waded into the Florida Senate race on Monday, and the conservative anti-tax group may be looking to play...

Meet Marco Rubio, the new Doug Hoffman, right-wing poster boy

The Reaction (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

By Michael J.W. Stickings The Club for Growth, the anti-tax, anti-government (except when it wants government to crack down in good Singaporese style to protect the wealthy) group that prominently backed Doug Hoffman in NY-23 has thrown its weight behind Marco Rubio in the 2010 Florida Senate race. Apparently, Gov. Charlie Crist just isn't right-wing enough: "Marco Rubio is the real deal, one...

• Club PAC Endorses Rubio in FL-Sen - The Club for Growth
• Club for Growth endorses Marco Rubio - The Buzz Florida Politics

Marco Rubio Picks Up Club for Growth Endorsement

And So it Goes in Shreveport (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Marco Rubio is movin' on up! Today, he picked up an endorsement from Club for Growth. In a statement, Chris Chocola, the president of Club for Growth, said: “Marco Rubio is the real deal, one of the brightest young stars in American politics today, and a proven champion of economic liberty. He is a dynamic spokesman for the principles of limited government and economic freedom, and he will make...

Club Endorses Rubio

Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

It's official: the Club for Growth has endorsed conservative upstart Marco Rubio in Florida's Senate race, over moderate Gov. Charlie Crist (R). This should come as a surprise to no one: Rubio has been accumulating national support from conservatives since the beginning of his campaign. In May, conservative bloggers (the most prominent being RedState's Erick Erickson ) began criticizing NRSC Chairman...

The Count Of Charlie Crist, Oh! Part 2

Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Florida Governor and Senate hopeful Charlie Crist should seriously consider changing his last name for Scozzafava, because the Teabaggers just served him the black spot . The conservative Club For Growth formally endorsed former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio Monday over the Republican Party's choice of current Gov. Charlie Crist in that state's Senate primary race, setting the stage for what again...

• Club For Growth officially picks Rubio - Political Ticker
• Club for Growth PAC Endorses Marco Rubio, a.k.a. 'The Real Deal' -- By: Jack Fowler - The Corner
• See the 7 articles on the same subject

A Club for Marco Rubio

Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Marco Rubio picked up the endorsement of the conservative Club for Growth in his primary challenge for the Florida Senate seat against Gov. Charlie Crist. Club president Chris Chocola praised Rubio as "one of the brightest young stars in American politics" and a "proven champion of economic liberty." Chocola also skewered Crist for repeatedly taking the side of "big government...

• Club for Growth for Rubio - MyDD

Club for Growth Endorses Marco Rubio

Red State (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Funny. A lot of people thought the Club for Growth had endorsed Marco Rubio. They had not . . . at least until today. It is now certain that Charlie Crist will get a run for his money in Florida. The Club for Growth is today announcing its endorsement of Marco Rubio in the Florida Senate race. They’ll bundle a lot of money for Marco making this an extremely competitive primary. Charlie Crist’s...

• Club PAC Endorses Rubio in FL-Sen - The Club for Growth
• How far will Club for Growth go for Rubio? - Naked Politics
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

The Club's Chris Chocola on Fox News Channel

The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009