Anti-Rubio Web site just the latest political fastball from Crist backer
by Michael C. Bender | October 31st, 2009An anonymous Web site aimed at embarrassing Republican Gov. Charlie Crist’s political rival appears to have backfired after one of Crist’s top political advisers admitted that he helped develop the site.
This latest twist in a suddenly sizzling primary race is at least the second time Rich Heffley, a powerful Republican political operative, has assisted a shadowy political group on behalf of Crist.
“This was me going off half-cocked and I’ll never do it again,” said Heffley, an influential Tallahassee lobbyist who has billed Florida Republicans nearly $6 million for campaign work in the past decade.
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Heffley, who served on the Florida Elections Commission from 1999-2003 after an appointment from then-Gov. Jeb Bush, created a company during Crist’s 2006 gubernatorial primary, Issues Advocacy, that has worked for only one political client in the state: a somewhat secretive campaign committee known as Conservative Values Coalition.
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October 31st, 2009 at 7:50 am
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October 31st, 2009 at 8:38 am
Oops.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:46 am
Crist is nothing more than an empty suit with a tan. He really is the governor from ACORN and tricks like this prove it. He is a low life phony and will soon join the unemployed.
October 31st, 2009 at 10:55 am
Crist had to be in on this. There’s no way Heffley went out on is own without Crist’s knowledge and endorsement to do this. Heffley benefits economically from his relationship with Crist and the RPOF. Now his jib is to deflect any damage to Crist, which will be impossible.
Crist is going down the tubes quickly.
November 1st, 2009 at 11:01 am
RUN MARCO RUN WE NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER TO RID US OF THIS EMPTY SUIT WITH A TAN CALLED CRIST.
November 1st, 2009 at 8:01 pm
“Heffley is no stranger to bare-knuckle Florida politics.
Heffley, who served on the Florida Elections Commission from 1999-2003 after an appointment from then-Gov. Jeb Bush,”
So we all understand,this is a Jeb Bush Republican that Jeb had workin’ elections?
Jeb had a guy like this in charge of elections?
I am sure Rove is proud!
Remember all the little nasty tricks Karl used against any Bush opponent,this is very mild by comparison.
November 4th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
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