Posted on 06/12/2009 1:33:20 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Florida’s Republican Governor Charlie Crist is getting a big boost for his U.S. Senate bid from a bevy of GOP A-listers. Helping to raise money for Crist in Washington are Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and 2008 GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
The power trio will be on hand – along with yet other Republican luminaries – to help attract major donors at an event for Crist slated for June 22 at the NRSC, according to a report in The Hill, which obtained an invitation.
The week before the Washington fete, Crist will be grinning and gripping at a warm-up fundraiser back home in Jacksonville. Scheduled to take place at a private home, that event’s host committee is headed up by Jacksonville mayor John Peyton.
According to a report in the Jacksonville Observer, polls show Crist comfortably leading Marco Rubio, his main GOP Primary challenger, by a 3-1 margin. Crist also handily defeats likely Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek.
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“Birds of a feather flock together.”
Just another example of how the beltway has lost touch with real America.
I will vote dem before I vote for Crist. Same difference, might as well vote for the one that carries the right label.
Crist is sure winner unless he is completely outed for his alleged sexual preference. Even that might not be enough.
What frickin' idiots.
Over the years – when, to steal a line from Billy Joel, I wore a younger man’s clothes – I was involved with several pretty solid conservative candidates for Congress. One was a Democrat (Lawrence Patton McDonald) – because that was the only way he could win in that district. Those old-timers who know Larry’s record will tell you that he was a solid an anti-communist America Firster and more Republican than the pubbies in nearby districts at the time. (His mother’s cousin was General George Patton from whom he got the middle name – and his incredible resolve and love of this country.)
Those other candidates ran as Republicans. Because I was a rabid Bircher back then (still am philosophically!), those candidates had to pass my rigid litmus test or I went looking for someone who did. For that reason, I hooked up with what the TRADITIONAL country club pubbie establishment types believed were too radical for their refined tastes.
As those campaigns began to unfold and it became clear to the country clubbers that these guys 1) had a shot and 2) were pretty independent thinkers who would be hard to keep on the reservation once they got sworn in, the local pubbies communicated that information to the Republican National HQ types who rather quickly sent in campaign “professionals” ostensibly to lock up the impending victory.
Instead, in nearly every case to which I was privy, these “professionals” proceeded to TORPEDO our guy’s campaign in subtle but effective ways.
From that experience I can tell you that the pubbies at the HQ in D.C. would rather have a Democrat win a given district than have a pubbie up there who would embarrass them by refusing to follow the party line.
If YOU become involved in campaigns for solidly conservative, America and Constitution loving, hard-nosed, independent thinking candidates in 2010 and 2012 and beyond – and I pray many of you do — please DO NOT trust any of those folks from GOP HQ in Washington. If they suggest sending in one of their “professionals,” tell them to fuggetaboutit.
They ARE WHO GOT IS INTO THIS MESS AND THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND!!!!
Are these the big tent guys?Yep. Their tent is so big, it only has room for old white guys.
Hang on to your money folks. Don’t spend it on RINO losers.
They had their chance and they failed.
Seems like the whole damn Senate is full of twinkies, dykes, and traitors.
Not voting for him. Will vote for Rubio. If the general election comes along and Crist is GOP nominee...I simply wont vote for the office...might as well have the dem in there you already have dem light with Crist.
Im so angry at Cornyn, the so called 3rd most conservative member of congress. Argh.
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WTH is wrong with him??? Crist is a complete POS. He’s no Republican, he’s not even a RINO. He’s a closet Dem, among other things. The buzz in FL is that he has a little boyfriend in Key West. I have no clue if it’s true but many people claim to have seen them there and supposedly there are pictures. If it’s true I imagine those pictures will surface when he campaigns unless he pays them off.
“Son of Specter”?!
Exactly! That’s exactly what I wrote to the RNC and the Senatorial Committee.
Why does this remind me of the Arlen Specter debacle?
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The news papers never tell the truth, I doubt he is leading Rubio 3 tp 1 . The News papers have an agenda, that is why they are going Bankrupt
Weak RINO’s backing a leftist RINO!
“How does “U.S. conservatism” successfully “get around” all of the non-conservatives from BOTH MAJOR U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES for, both, the short-term and for the long-term?”
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
And Charlie Crist was the Attorney General of Florida during the extended time that when Terri Schindler Schiavo was illegally condemned to being starved to death, and he didn’t lift a finger or even sound like he cared. If I were in Florida I would be out there campaigning for Marco Rubio.
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