Palm Beach County GOP motion to censure Crist fails on tie vote
by George Bennett | August 12th, 2009
Obama-Crist stimulus lovefest irked many in GOP
Committee member Steven Ledewitz proposed the partisan reprimand because Crist embraced the $787 billion Democratic stimulus package, failed to campaign for some local Republican candidates in 2008 and has appointed liberals and Democrats to various posts.
Volusia County’s Republican Executive Committee passed a resolution censuring Crist earlier this month.
The 65-to-65 censure vote came after a motion to table the resolution failed on a 64-to-64 vote with four absentions. There were no abstentions in the 65-to-65 vote, Sorentrue reports, but apparently two committee members were out of the room.
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August 12th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Who were the two members George ?
August 12th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
One of the members came back into the room indicating that he would have voted for the censure, but apparently had to use the restroom.
Despite the censure failing, there was a vote to hold a straw poll on the race.
Crist needs to be very careful, as he is on the verge of losing not only conservatives, but also some Republican moderates. If the trend continues, it might encourage a well-funded Republican primary opponent to enter the Senate race.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Crist is the closest thing the GOP has to a leader — you should give him a medal.
August 13th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
What indigoblue said.