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Freedom's Lighthouse (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A race to keep an eye on in the months ahead is the Republican Senate Primary in Florida. Conservative Marco Rubio is trying to defeat heavily favored Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for the GOP Nomination to run for the open U.S. Senate seat there in the fall of 2010. You can keep up with the details on this campaign at Vote Rubio 2010 . Rubio is a very impressive young candidate, and it appears he is...
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Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | yesterday
When it comes to Republican primaries, the true conservative will usually beat out the RINO. This is usually true of any newcomer race — however, most incumbents are nearly impossible to beat. This is why you see, for example, Charlie Crist struggling in Florida against Marco Rubio, while Lindsay Graham gets reelected each [...]
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is about to go on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Attorney General Bill McCollum, running for governor, updates supporters that he is ``honored'' to get the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist. And Sen. Dan Gelber, hoping to be Florida's next attorney general, wants you to know he's thankful for America's veterans.
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Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. News and World Report's Religion section says that "political analysts" view the Owens-Hoffman_Scozzafava debacle in New York's 23rd District as a failed result for Republicans because Republicans "overreached," by abandoning Dede Scozzafava, who has never been a true Republican, and supporting Doug Hoffman (for 3 days), who then lost to a Democrat - the first time in more...
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Talking Points Memo (Free subscription) | yesterday
Not the first Dem I've heard say this. This from TPM Reader EF ... What you say about Palin is certainly true in general, but her likely endorsee in FL - Marco Rubio - is one of the only Republicans...
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The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | yesterday
FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R) -- under fire from conservatives for his famous embrace with Pres. Obama at a Feb. event in support of the stimulus package -- would not embrace ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) today, noting that Palin hasn't offered her endorsement of his FL SEN bid. Then again, Crist wouldn't say he would accept her support if offered. Crist's comments, in a brief interview with Hotline OnCall...
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2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
WHO WILL YOU ENDORSE IN FLORIDA SENATE RACE? Will You Endorse Stimulus-Supporting, President Obama Hugging Charlie Crist Or Club For Growth Endorsed Marco Rubio? Dear Governor Palin, I noticed that you will be in Florida next week to promote your new book Going Rogue. As you know, Florida is home to a competitive Senate race, with either Governor Charlie Crist or former state House Speaker Marco Rubio...
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Political Animal (Free subscription) | yesterday
HEATING UP IN THE SUNSHINE STATE.... In January, when it looked Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would face former state House Speaker Marco Rubio in a Republican Senate primary, a poll showed the governor with a commanding lead, 57% to 4%....
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Naked Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Resident rabblerouser Javier Manjarres said the Broward Republican Party's request that people RSVP to see Gov. Charlie Crist speak at its meeting on Monday is an effort to intimidate supporters (like himself) of former House Speaker Marco Rubio. "It's a...
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Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 2010 midterms are just around the corner (sort of). Here's what's happening: Rudy Giuliani will run for Senate, according to the New York Daily News; Marco Rubio has pulled to within 10 percentage points of Gov. Charlie Crist (R) in Florida's Senate race, Daily Kos/Research 2000 reports ; Doug Hoffman is accusing ACORN and labor unions of tampering with the NY-23 election that saw him lose to Democrat...
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The Hedgehog Report (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
New numbers from the leftists at Daily Kos and Research 2000 show that Charlie Crist better think again if he thought he was going to cruise to the Republican nomination.US SENATE - FLORIDA (Research 2000) Charlie Crist 47% Marco Rubio 37%Rubio was at 4% in January. If Rubio were to get ...
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The Debate Link (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A new PPP poll asked voters whether they believed Barack Obama actually won the 2008 presidential election, or whether "ACORN stole it for him." 62% of voters think Obama legitimately won, versus 26% for the ACORN conspiracy theory. Among Republicans, however, only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% -- an outright majority -- saying that ACORN stole it, and 21% are undecided. Among...
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FLA Politics - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
" Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 11/16-18. Likely voters MoE 4% ( 1/26-28 results)": Charlie Crist (R) 47 (57) Marco Rubio (R) 37 (4) "That's a 43-point swing in the last 10 months. Dramatic" "These trendlines are bleak for Crist, and there's little chance of him surviving." Remember, Rubio hasn't spent a dime on media yet. This is all grassroots driven, and the teabaggers...
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The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Why must Charlie Crist persist in his divisive, increasingly embattled primary campaign against Marco Rubio? Does GOP unity mean nothing to him? When will this ruinous civil war end?
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The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R) leads ex-state House Speaker Marco Rubio by 10 points, down sharply from the huge advantage Crist held just a few months ago. According to a new poll from the independent firm Research 2000, conducted for the liberal DailyKos blog, Crist holds a 47% to 37% lead over Rubio. Rubio has attacked Crist from the right, blasting him for not opposing the economic stimulus package...
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