Martinez endorses McCollum
by Dara Kam | May 21st, 2009Moments after Ag Commissioner Charlie Bronson announced he would not challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum in a GOP primary for governor, McCollum picked up the endorsement of retiring U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez.
The Martinez endorsement comes after days of bitter in-fighting among GOP leaders over RPOF Chairman Jim Greer’s endorsement of McCollum and Gov. Charlie Crist, who is facing former House Speaker Marco Rubio in a primary to replace Martinez.
Greer yesterday wrote a letter to state GOP committee members defending his endorsements as necessary to avoid costly and divisive primaries. Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, a Democrat who announced her bid for governor, is not expected to face an opponent.
“I make no apologies for this decision, as I believe to do anything less would have provided our party with a significant disadvantage in the general election due to having a costly and combative primary,” Greer wrote.
He’s also asking party leaders to re-elect him to the post in July, but some GOP insiders expect Greer will face a fight.
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May 21st, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I am so disappointed that Bronson is not running. I’m a Republican who is just tired of seeing McCollum’s squirrely face. He reminds me of a teacher’s pet who is a tattle-tale on the rest of us who have fun.
The guy is a self-serving, smug little dork.
C’mon Libertarians, now is your time to put up a credible candidate!!
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:26 am
Yes, I agree he is a self-righteous dork and he will lose. His cyber-crime comercials were just that, campaign commercials. Problem is they were paid for by taxpayers and were prepared by his campaign consultants through a no-bid contract.
I take that back, he’s not a dork, he’s a weasal.