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Romney Campaign Run by Charlie Crist’s Political Aides
NewsMax ^ | January 23, 2012 | Andrew Henry

Posted on 01/23/2012 1:25:44 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

As Mitt Romney puts the South Carolina primary in his rear-view mirror and hits the accelerator in a bid to win Florida, he may discover himself crashing headlong into the bitter legacy of Charlie Crist, the former Florida governor who defected from the GOP and was soundly defeated for the U.S. Senate by Marco Rubio.

Romney’s “Charlie Crist” problem is this: Romney’s chief campaign strategist and several of his most senior campaign staff were Crist’s top political advisers — the same ones who crafted Crist’s moderate, ignore-the-tea-party strategy epitomized in Crist’s famous “hug” of President Barack Obama. That strategy led Crist, once the most popular Republican governor in the nation, to defeat.

Crist’s erstwhile political team was led by controversial GOP strategist Stuart Stevens. Stevens and partner Russ Schriefer are the principals in the high-profile Stevens & Schriefer Group consultant firm and are playing the lead role in crafting Romney’s primary and national campaign strategy.

.....The firm specializes in helping Blue State Republicans woo moderates, swing voters, and Democrats to help the GOP win statewide elections. Stevens & Schreifer advised Republican Chris Christie in his bid for New Jersey governor.

The firm’s appeal to the GOP conservative base, however, may be mixed at best — especially when its role in Crist’s unsuccessful 2010 Senate bid is factored in.

When former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio announced his bid to challenge Crist for Senate in May 2009, he trailed the popular Republican governor in positive name recognition in the Sunshine State by 36 points (13 percent to 49 percent), according to the Mason-Dixon polling company. Nevertheless, Crist went on to suffer one of the worst political meltdowns in recent history.......

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: charliecrist; florida; floridaprimary; gop; gopprimary; greeniguana; metrosexuals; obama4romney; romney2012; romney4obama; romney4soros; soros4romney

1 posted on 01/23/2012 1:25:51 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Charlie Crist and Mitt Romney= peas of same pod.
No wonder Mittens is in trouble!
Freegards
Lex


2 posted on 01/23/2012 1:28:32 PM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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3 posted on 01/23/2012 1:34:52 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Good catch!!!

He’s toast in FLorida, toast in the rest of the country.


5 posted on 01/23/2012 1:44:23 PM PST by SueRae (I can see November from my HOUSE!!!!!!!! 11.06.2012, the Tower of Sauron falls,)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"Romney Campaign Run by Charlie Crist’s Political Aides"


6 posted on 01/23/2012 1:46:27 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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...Romney’s “Charlie Crist” problem is this: Romney’s chief campaign strategist and several of his most senior campaign staff were Crist’s top political advisers — the same ones who crafted Crist’s moderate, ignore-the-tea-party strategy epitomized in Crist’s famous “hug” of President Barack Obama....

TRANSLATION = The PRO-QUEERS in the Republican Party!... That's what it is plain a simple.

The HOMOS know they have to infiltrate the Republican Party at any cost...MONEY BUYS PEOPLE... unfortunately their candidates like this one, keep losing


7 posted on 01/23/2012 1:55:56 PM PST by ElPatriota (The SILENCE of the Catholic Church in protecting our culture from perversion is ** DEAFENING **)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Seems right. Will Charlie help Romney to also get a hug from Obama?


8 posted on 01/23/2012 1:59:39 PM PST by drpix
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Seems right. Will Charlie help Romney to also get a hug from Obama?


9 posted on 01/23/2012 2:00:01 PM PST by drpix
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Romney’s chief campaign strategist and several of his most senior campaign staff were Crist’s top political advisers — the same ones who crafted Crist’s moderate, ignore-the-tea-party strategy epitomized in Crist’s famous “hug” of President Barack Obama. That strategy led Crist, once the most popular Republican governor in the nation, to defeat.

Romney just can't resist making bad choices. Crist initially ran in Flori-DUH as being just like Jeb. After he was elected, he proved that he was NOTHING like Jeb and managed to not be re-elected.

As Rush pointed out this morning, Romney has a lifetime political win rate of 9 for 25 - 9 wins out of 25 political races. At the rate he is going, he's about to make it 9 for 26!!

10 posted on 01/23/2012 2:02:53 PM PST by DustyMoment (Congress - Another name for white collar criminals!!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

By their FRIENDS, ye shall KNOW THEM.


11 posted on 01/23/2012 2:03:04 PM PST by ZULU (LIBERATE HAGIA SOPHIA!!!!!)
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Speaking of friends, Nikki Haley has to be having buyer’s remorse after Romney turned into a dog in the SC primary. She’s putting on a brave face but she has to realize this was a massive political miscalculation on her part.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mitt-romneys-loss-personal-setback-for-nikki-haley/902967/


12 posted on 01/23/2012 2:39:54 PM PST by littleharbour
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“Crist went on to suffer one of the worst political meltdowns in recent history.......”

It would be beautiful to see Romney take possession of the Crist trophy.

Melting, I see Romney M E L T I N G.

GO NEWT GO.....


13 posted on 01/23/2012 2:42:32 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~..... GO NEWT GO.....!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Like Crist maybe Romney can get a job doing TV commercials for the Morgan and Morgan Ambulance Chasing Law Firm.


14 posted on 01/23/2012 2:43:46 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Hang charlie Crist around Romney’s neck and his “buddy” lemue along with it and you have the makeings of a political implosion of unbelievable miscalculation.

the fact that Romney would go so deep into the den of homosexuals speaks volumes.

Remember it is charlie crist who refused to protect children from homosuexuals via adoptions. It was crist who refused to do anything to support florida’s constitutional amendment to protect marriage.

now we find crist and romney in the same political bed with the same consulting firm.

The use of this firm demonstrates Romeny is not counting on the 52% of the public that identifies as conservative.


15 posted on 01/23/2012 4:15:46 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
When they were hired as "strategists" it is because of:

Stewart Stevens: "Beginning his political career in his native Mississippi, Stuart worked on Thad Cochran’s campaigns and has gone on to help elect more governors and US Senators than any other current Republican media consultant."

Key People-in running the campaign are: http://www.p2012.org/candidates/romneyorg
Crist is one of many Republicans they have handled and of course money helps--they don't do it out of the goodness of their heart or even if they don't genuinely like the person--it's all business! $$$$$, it's their newest gig or challenge til the next guy who you will or will not like.

The Candidate who has the Best "likability" rating usually wins.

The People Believed Reagen to be Genuine, overlooked his reported faults in his own life [media reported family issues etc], felt Confident that Reagen was taking care of them first and foremost, keeping them safe; was Tough when being Tough with the Soviet Union meant standing up for the United States of America; so they themselves could get on to business as usual of going to work every day, raising a family, building a company, getting their kids off to college-all going for the American dream--It was about Confidence which came from his Likability. People believed Reagan was the Real Deal! He was tough when he needed to be, and sympathetic to the needs of the people when he needed to be--- He was not difficult to figure out!

Obama will lose; as he has lost the likability factor, and I said in another post; his opposition[us and many of his own previous supporters] only need to be repeatidely shown camera ready stills of all the family vacations [and those of Michelle's slipping out for a quick getaway], golfing, his door closed with a line of Republicans and Democrats standing outside____you fill in the blanks_____. Obama shown in "stills" of when times are tough in America and everyone else in the world is having it tough--the life the president is enjoying while they are exhausted from having to play the role of Sisyphus in the film, in exchange for supporting Obama's own
"Life Is Good" But Not For Hard Working Americans, the Unemployed Who Continue To Remain Unemployed, The Cost of Filling Up That Tank of Gas, As Obama Jets In "His Ride" To Hawaii..we an go on and on--And this can easily be produced by a First Year Film Class ..even without sound [The Artist] and sent a message back to Obama his playing the Class Envy Card will come right back to bite him in his royal A$$.

HIS Focus word in the last election was HOPE, this time it is simply CLASS ENVY. Republicans began to have a good message with Taxes under Cain and Paul; but then quickly went down hill with issues that have nothing to do with My Life. I just see too many roosters in the hen house mentality.

Obama, as before, has no accomplishments to run on, no success in leading, promises broken--How difficult is it to Vote Obama out?

16 posted on 01/24/2012 9:54:33 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
When they were hired as "strategists" it is because of:

Stewart Stevens: "Beginning his political career in his native Mississippi, Stuart worked on Thad Cochran’s campaigns and has gone on to help elect more governors and US Senators than any other current Republican media consultant."

Key People-in running the campaign are: http://www.p2012.org/candidates/romneyorg
Crist is one of many Republicans they have handled and of course money helps--they don't do it out of the goodness of their heart or even if they don't genuinely like the person--it's all business! $$$$$, it's their newest gig or challenge til the next guy who you will or will not like.

The Candidate who has the Best "likability" rating usually wins.

The People Believed Reagen to be Genuine, overlooked his reported faults in his own life [media reported family issues etc], felt Confident that Reagen was taking care of them first and foremost, keeping them safe; was Tough when being Tough with the Soviet Union meant standing up for the United States of America; so they themselves could get on to business as usual of going to work every day, raising a family, building a company, getting their kids off to college-all going for the American dream--It was about Confidence which came from his Likability. People believed Reagan was the Real Deal! He was tough when he needed to be, and sympathetic to the needs of the people when he needed to be--- He was not difficult to figure out!

Obama will lose; as he has lost the likability factor, and I said in another post; his opposition[us and many of his own previous supporters] only need to be repeatidely shown camera ready stills of all the family vacations [and those of Michelle's slipping out for a quick getaway], golfing, his door closed with a line of Republicans and Democrats standing outside____you fill in the blanks_____. Obama shown in "stills" of when times are tough in America and everyone else in the world is having it tough--the life the president is enjoying while they are exhausted from having to play the role of Sisyphus in the film, in exchange for supporting Obama's own
"Life Is Good" But Not For Hard Working Americans, the Unemployed Who Continue To Remain Unemployed, The Cost of Filling Up That Tank of Gas, As Obama Jets In "His Ride" To Hawaii..we an go on and on--And this can easily be produced by a First Year Film Class ..even without sound [The Artist] and sent a message back to Obama his playing the Class Envy Card will come right back to bite him in his royal A$$.

HIS Focus word in the last election was HOPE, this time it is simply CLASS ENVY. Republicans began to have a good message with Taxes under Cain and Paul; but then quickly went down hill with issues that have nothing to do with My Life. I just see too many roosters in the hen house mentality.

Obama, as before, has no accomplishments to run on, no success in leading, promises broken--How difficult is it to Vote Obama out?

17 posted on 01/24/2012 9:54:33 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
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Correction:they don't do it out of the goodness of their heart or even if they don't genuinely like the person or--it's all business

Sorry!

18 posted on 01/24/2012 9:58:27 AM PST by fight_truth_decay
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