Posted on 02/25/2010 12:46:12 PM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Two highly placed and independent sources, speaking strictly on background, tell me that Gov. Charlie Crist is preparing to leave the Republican Party and run as an independent in the race for the U.S. Senate.
With Crist trailing Marco Rubio by 18 points in the latest polls, the Crist campaign has been in panic mode, launching attack after attack on the conservative Rubio.
Yesterday, the attacks reached a crescendo with the Crist campaign, and/or his disgraced Republican Party of Florida thug bootlickers, leaking Rubio's credit card expenses from his time as speaker of the Florida House.
According to published reports, the former RPOF chair, the bovine bully-boy buffoon Jim Greer, spent more in a month than Rubio did in his entire two years as state House speaker. If all the Crist campaign has on Rubio is $53.49 at Winn-Dixie in Miami for ``food” and a couple of plane tickets for his wife, then it's game, set and match, as far as the Republican primary for Senate is concerned.
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RINO scorched earth policy.
Did Crist get an offer from Obama he couldn’t refuse? Afterall, it is the Chicago way!
Florida ping!
Bye-bye Charlie?!
Figures. Crist would rather have a Democrat win than a conservative.
Surely somewhere there is a picture of Crist wearing something that makes him feel pretty.
He probably did.
All this will accomplish is to elect the Democrat.
I really believe it is true: many Republicans would rather lose with a “moderate” than win with a conservative.
People like Crist really are more afraid of conservatives than of liberals.
He could get some funding through FudgePAC.
If he does, he will split the Democrat vote.
Either way, it’s a lose-lose for him.
I think so too. This move will endear him to Democrats.
Crist is so disgusting, I’m not so sure his becoming an independent would insure a demwit win. If he does so, this will help yank the Florida GOP back into reality.
I have no doubt he’s being tempted, like Bayh, with some freezer money.
What a jerk. Hope this a-hole is forever remembered and scorned.
THIS is why Reagan's 11th Commandment is no longer operable.
The fight will be won in the primaries.
That’s what Rino’s do...ala Spectre...ala Jeffords!!!!
Poor Crist... don't go away mad... just, go away.
“moderate” republicans show their true colors. They will do anything and use anybody to prevent real conservatives from being elected.
They are back-stabbing pantywaists.
well, CVharlie3 would pro’ly do more damage to the rat ticket than to Rubio. Marco can then sell Crist as “sore loserman” and that we don’t need an “independent” to counter Obama’s death plans for Florida, we need a conservative.
I dont believe it. Crist has no future if he does this.
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