Do straw polls, censure votes signal a problem for Crist?
by George Bennett | August 9th, 2009
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Crist: “Not much” concern about censure vote
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Rubio: up 198-21 in three straw polls
As he seeks the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in 2010, Gov. Charlie Crist is riding high in polls of GOP voters. But it’s a different story with many of the party’s grass-roots activists around the state.
Read about it here and see how Palm Beach County’s GOP fits in.
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August 9th, 2009 at 6:38 am
It would be one thing if these straw polls showed the local party leaderships were reasonably divided. But the overwhelming votes for Super Mario show that there is real anger about Shucking Chuckles and very many Rs want him to get the message. Chuckles just ain’t listening though. That will be his problem.
August 9th, 2009 at 7:16 am
our closet gay gov christ bailed on florida. does not deserve senate seat
August 9th, 2009 at 10:02 am
I urge all dems. to switch and register as GOP so they can vote for Crist in the primary, then switch back to dem.
God help us if Rubio is our senator. The dem. candidate has no chance, so Crist is the lesser of the two.
August 9th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Steve..I sooo agree!!! on both counts!!!
LOL
August 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Sorry Bitty..I wouldn’t even switch to GOP for 1 min.
August 9th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Bitty:Do you really want Democrats to cross over and vote for Crist?Wrong move. Crist isn’t loyal to Floridians-he
is only loyal to himself. Now, Mel Martinez isn’t finishing his Senate Seat. I am so sick and tired of all these politicians, but I can definitely
say that Choo Choo Charlie isn’t the lesser of both evils in my opinion. I can’t say anything about Rubio because I
don’t know enough about him-but Good Time Charlie is by far the worst of the
worst. I am just waiting for him to take
over Martinez’s seat now that he is leaving the Senate ahead of time-Crist
says no…I say wait and see-he definitely will. Unfortunately, everyone
who votes for Crist will eventually have
buyers remorse. He gave up on Florida as
a Governor-why should we let him be a
Senator for this State-don’t we have
enough problems as is…?
August 9th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
It’s a little tricky… What Bitty is suggesting is that you should “switch” party affiliation only temporarily for the Republican primary and vote for Crist, just so he gets the nomination as the Republican senate candidate — then “switch” back and vote for the Democratic candidate in the general election. Remember, there are two phases to a senate election – one is the selection of each party’s candidate (when you vote in the primary election to pick amongst all of the Republican wannabes), then second when you vote in the “real” election and pick either the Republican or Democratic candidate who will serve as our Senator… Bitty is proposing that if Crist beats Rubio in the Republican primary and is the Republican candidate for Senator, he will get beaten by the Democratic candidate and therefore won’t end up being elected to the Senate!!!
August 9th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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August 9th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Crist is nothing more than an empty suit with a tan. He has millions of dollars but Marco Rubio has brains and stands for something. Run Marco Run we need you now more than ever.
August 10th, 2009 at 5:05 am
REPUBLICANS UNITE AND FIGHT LIBERAL OBAMA LOVEN CRIST! VOTE FOR MARCO RUBIO A TRUE CONSERVATIVE! http://WWW.MARCORUBIO.COM!
August 10th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Crist just can’t wait to get to Washington so he can join his buddy Obama and pass more pork filld stimulus and job killing cap and trade tax and a so called health care package.
August 10th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Those that participate in the Straw Poles are among the most radical members of the Republican Party. These are the same people that still think Roe V. Wade is more important the saving / creating jobs and helping Floridians to prosper. These radicals have never been able to see eye to eye Charlie’s balanced pragmatic approach to public policy. Not a surprise.