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Conservatives may buck Charlie Crist [just say NO! to kneepad RINOs]
Politico ^ | 2009-05-12 | Josh Kraushaar

Posted on 05/12/2009 11:55:31 AM PDT by rabscuttle385

The expected announcement Tuesday by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist that he’s running for the Senate would seem to be a rare bit of good news for beleaguered Republicans.

But while Crist is a brand-name recruit with sky-high approval ratings and bipartisan appeal, his path to keeping the seat of retiring Sen. Mel Martinez in GOP hands has at least one significant roadblock: Sunshine State conservatives.

Despite Crist’s widespread popularity, he faces a primary in which he will have to make his case to a restless GOP base dissatisfied with his high-profile advocacy for President Barack Obama’s stimulus and his handling of the state’s budget woes.

And he will be facing a vigorous fight from former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, a young, outspoken Hispanic conservative who is capturing the attention of activists in Florida and across the country.

. . . . .

“If we’re offering the same thing as the Democrats, but with different packaging, what’s the point in having a Republican Party?” Rubio said.“I’m going to offer Floridians a clear, consistent, authentic small-government choice in the primary.”

Indeed, Rubio expects the primary to receive national attention as a referendum between the party’s moderate and conservative wings. He just received a glowing profile in the Weekly Standard, which called him the “perfect recruit for statewide office.”

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2010; charliecrist; cornyn; crist; fl2010; gopenema; gopfuture; liberalrepublican; marcorubio; nomorerinos; nrsc; purgetherinos; rubio; rubio2010; ussenate
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“If we’re offering the same thing as the Democrats, but with different packaging, what’s the point in having a Republican Party?”
— Marco Rubio, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat from Florida
1 posted on 05/12/2009 11:55:32 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
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To: rabscuttle385
Amen!!!

This guy Rubio sounds like the real deal.

2 posted on 05/12/2009 11:57:07 AM PDT by lormand ("Janet Napolitano should resign or be fired." - Congressman John Carter - My Congresscritter)
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To: rabscuttle385

Who cares if a fascist republican or fascist democrat wins?

his high-profile advocacy for President Barack Obama’s stimulus


3 posted on 05/12/2009 11:58:31 AM PDT by DManA
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To: rabscuttle385
“If we’re offering the same thing as the Democrats, but with different packaging, what’s the point in having a Republican Party?”

I question I aked repeatedly during the primary last year. Never did get a goot answer from "republicans".

4 posted on 05/12/2009 11:59:47 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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To: rabscuttle385

Marco Rubio sounds GREAT. Wait a second, Crist is a Republican..the same guy that was kissing Obama’s ass and basically crying when he won..a Republican like that I want kicked out of the party. I hope Rubio wins


5 posted on 05/12/2009 12:01:02 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: DManA
Who cares if a fascist republican or fascist democrat wins?

Dittos ... Crist is a Glen Beck progressive.

6 posted on 05/12/2009 12:03:33 PM PDT by Tarpon (You abolish your responsibilities, you surrender your rights.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I’m supporting Rubio.


7 posted on 05/12/2009 12:04:46 PM PDT by bw17
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To: rabscuttle385

Florida FReepers are going to have to work twice as hard for Rubio now.


8 posted on 05/12/2009 12:06:22 PM PDT by counterpunch (In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
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To: Tarpon

“Glen Beck progressive”?


9 posted on 05/12/2009 12:13:48 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: lormand

He is. As a South Florida resident I can tell you he is a solid conservative. I have followed his career in the State House and I will definitely work and vote for Rubio.


10 posted on 05/12/2009 12:16:44 PM PDT by rep-always
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I’m hoping Jeb-— who’s still popular there-— gets behind Rubio as well.


11 posted on 05/12/2009 12:24:39 PM PDT by NYC Republican (This Too Shall Pass- in 8 years.. how much destruction will they create?)
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“I’m hoping Jeb-— who’s still popular there-— gets behind Rubio as well.”

Jeb is hated by a lot of us and could be a death Nell plus the Bush Brand too be quite honest Sucks!!

12 posted on 05/12/2009 12:28:20 PM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: counterpunch

I am on Rubio’s email ping list. His web site does not list where he stands on issues. I told him if he is against amnesty and for fighting illegal immigration if not he is another Mel Martinez RINO like Crist. No word from him yet.


13 posted on 05/12/2009 12:33:34 PM PDT by Frantzie
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To: rep-always

Where does he stand on illgeal immigration and amnesty?

Is he another Mel Martinez? I loathe Crist.


14 posted on 05/12/2009 12:35:18 PM PDT by Frantzie
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To: rabscuttle385

Whereas I take a lot of heat for supporting RINOs in states like Delaware and/or New York, etc., I am of the same sentiment here as you:

Florida is NOT a state where we must nominate a RINO to have any chance of winning the seat. Florida is NOT Vermont.

We can do better than Crist, period.


15 posted on 05/12/2009 12:37:55 PM PDT by TitansAFC (The retarded 1950s GOP of today still thinks the public wants statesmanlike losers. We want fighters)
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To: rabscuttle385

I will donate and campaign for Rubio and do everything I can to make sure Crist is not elected.


16 posted on 05/12/2009 12:40:18 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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To: counterpunch

I recall Florida Freepers convincing me to vote for Mel Martinez.


17 posted on 05/12/2009 12:46:32 PM PDT by countess
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To: countess
"I recall Florida Freepers convincing me to vote for Mel Martinez.

In the primary or in the general?

It looks like Rubio is the guy to support in the primary, but if it's Crist who wins the primary, what do you do? Vote for the Democrat?

18 posted on 05/12/2009 12:51:07 PM PDT by Big_Monkey (Flubama - bringing disease everywhere he goes.)
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To: rabscuttle385

I assume Rubio isn’t married at the hip to ArNold the Global Varmin’ fighter on climate change like Charlie..


19 posted on 05/12/2009 12:55:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: Big_Monkey

In the Primary, because supposedly we could only get a Republican elected if he could get the Hispanic vote.


20 posted on 05/12/2009 12:55:40 PM PDT by countess
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