Charlie Crist opponents hope hometown poll signals end of an era
by Michael C. Bender | January 12th, 2010Republican Gov. Charlie Crist has lost every straw poll of county Republican to Marco Rubio, his primary opponent in the U.S. Senate race (here’s a blog from the Palm Beach County poll in October), but Monday night might have been the most embarrassing.
Rubio won, 106-54, in Pinellas County: Crist’s home county.
It’s called a straw poll because it refers to the thin plant stalk held in the air to tell which way the wind blows, according to Safire’s Political Dictionary.
But Rubio’s campaign trumpeted the victory as a reaffirmation of his “timeless conservative principles.” Florida Democrats practically pronounced a time-of-death for Crist’s political career: “Stick a fork in him,” state Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff wrote in an e-mail.
Crist, however, isn’t so sure. He pointed out that he won plenty of straw polls before losing the 1998 U.S. Senate campaign to Democrat Bob Graham.
“I don’t put too much stock in it,” Crist said today.
Here’s an Associated Press analysis of the vote and the story from Crist’s hometown paper, the St. Petersburg Times.
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January 12th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Time to call it quits Charlie! You are a democrat in repubs clothing and it is coming back to rightously haunt you!
January 12th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
How come a woman was shut out and Ted Deutch got the nod from Wexler.
Why didn’t the PB Post check into Lois’ wish to run for Wexler’s seat and she was shot down?
January 12th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Why would Crist and Greer sabatoge the McCain for President campaign? First plan “A” was they placed big hope on the fact that McCain would chose Crist for his Vice President. Based on McCain’s age everyone though he would be a one termer at best. This would have given Crist a possible shoo in to the Oval Office without much competition.
When Crist was not chosen Vice President they moved to plan “B” which was to do everything possible to help the Democrats defeat McCain-Palin. Knowing if McCain-Palin won, most likely Palin would succeed McCain as President putting Crists plans for the Whitehouse on a long distant course. Politically assuming Obama would cause such a disaster he would be easily defeated in 2012, Crist and Greer did everythng within their power to sabatoge the McCain-Palin ticket. Obviously they helped to defeat the McCain ticket. The next step in plan “B” Martinez will resign and Crist will send his former Chief of Staff to hold the Senate seat after making out like he was considering others, until he is elected without any opposition because his friend Jim Greer will fend off any potentially dangerous opposition. Herein the plan has began to fail. To anyone who cares to research these facts, with a little work they are readily available. The Scott Rothstein investigation is wide and deep. Is Rothstein singing like a canary? You bet he is! Shaving years off that sentence in exchange for names, dates, places and deals. What will come of all this? Lord only knows! Right now I don’t know anyone who wants to trade places with Crist and Greer and a few other of their cronies.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:27 am
Run Marco run we need you now more than ever
January 13th, 2010 at 2:09 am
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January 13th, 2010 at 7:49 am
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