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McCain: I won't support Crist if he runs as an Independent candidate ("I support Republicans")
The Hill, Washington, DC ^ | 2010-04-20 | Molly K. Hooper

Posted on 04/20/2010 11:07:28 AM PDT by rabscuttle385

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday he will not support Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) in his Senate race if he runs as an Independent.

Crist, who helped McCain win Florida in the 2008 presidential GOP primary, has recently indicated he is mulling an Independent bid. McCain has backed Crist, but made it clear Tuesday that his endorsement will not stand if Crist is not the Republican candidate.

Asked if he will support Crist as an Independent, McCain told The Hill, "No."

Pressed further, McCain said, "I support Republicans."

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: az2010; crist; democrats; fl2010; mccain; mcdemocrat; mcliar; mcrino; rinos
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1 posted on 04/20/2010 11:07:28 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; lmarie373; Abundy; missanne; Victoria Delsoul; 50mm; stockpirate; Eaker; ...

McLiar alert!


2 posted on 04/20/2010 11:08:10 AM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Live Free or Die)
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McCain must be running for election this year because Crist
seems to be his favorite type of Government thug!
3 posted on 04/20/2010 11:10:00 AM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ((B.?) Hussein (Obama?Soetoro?Dunham?) Change America Will Die From.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Seems he is following Cornyn and the NRSC. Staying within the party and not reaching across the aisle to anyone.

How long will this last? Till the election is my guess.

McCain needs to be relieved of his duties cause he is one (of many) who have forgotten the oath they took when going into office. McCain is an embarrassment and a definite RINO extraordinaire.


4 posted on 04/20/2010 11:10:50 AM PDT by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran


5 posted on 04/20/2010 11:11:21 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB ("The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants"-Albert Camus)
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To: rabscuttle385

He is also long-opposed Amnesty

//sarcasm


6 posted on 04/20/2010 11:12:02 AM PDT by GeronL (Cargo Cult Liberalism isn't going to work.)
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To: K-oneTexas

It will last only to the Primary in August. Then, win or lose, it goes back to reaching across the aisle to “my friends”.


7 posted on 04/20/2010 11:12:33 AM PDT by newfreep (Palin/DeMint 2012 - Bolton: Secy of State)
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To: rabscuttle385

Maybe we need to make McCain run for re-election annually - its almost like he’s pretending to be a conservative again when he has an election looming over his head!


8 posted on 04/20/2010 11:13:21 AM PDT by AzSteven ("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

This is a great image, but a more accurate image would have an elephant being mounted, since the rhinos always screw elephants. And the rhino would have an elephant mask on.


9 posted on 04/20/2010 11:14:19 AM PDT by Notwithstanding
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To: rabscuttle385

Hey McWhacked, if you lose to JD in the primary, will you support JD in the General Election?????????????????


10 posted on 04/20/2010 11:14:21 AM PDT by webschooner (Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure - Robert LeFevre)
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Hey McWhacked, if you lose to JD in the primary, will you support JD in the General Election?????????????????


Ta tah...! You win.

That is the question of the week...


11 posted on 04/20/2010 11:16:03 AM PDT by eleni121 (For Jesus did not give us a timid spirit , but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline)
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To: newfreep

Thanks for the correction. In Texas we had our Primary already and next is the run-off.


12 posted on 04/20/2010 11:18:04 AM PDT by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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13 posted on 04/20/2010 11:18:49 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: rabscuttle385

McCain completes the cycle as “LIAR of the Century”


14 posted on 04/20/2010 11:18:58 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

YEP


15 posted on 04/20/2010 11:20:04 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: rabscuttle385

Not really. Since McLame is up for election he can’t support Crist. But had this been a non-election year for McLame then I’m sure he would have backed Crist (even as a democrat).


16 posted on 04/20/2010 11:22:06 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: rabscuttle385

Well, that’s not very maverick-y. What happened to the brave John McCain, man of principle? When a conservative challenger with real guiding principles (the interests of the American people) shows up and it’s “Yipe! Run for cover!” Cover indeed...


17 posted on 04/20/2010 11:23:06 AM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: rabscuttle385

“Sorry, Charlie, would’ve been fine if it weren’t for this damned Hayworth. By the way, is Lindsey in bed with you? Give him a reach-around for me.”


18 posted on 04/20/2010 11:35:06 AM PDT by xjcsa (Ridiculing the ridiculous since the day I was born.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Right! McCain supports establishment Republicans who have lost touch with the roots of America. McCain deserves to lose big time.


19 posted on 04/20/2010 11:35:18 AM PDT by discipler (How's that 'hope and change' working for 'ya? - RL)
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To: AzSteven

McCain plays Arizonans for suckers. Why can’t everyone else see him for the phony, two faced, non-maverick that he is!


20 posted on 04/20/2010 11:37:48 AM PDT by discipler (How's that 'hope and change' working for 'ya? - RL)
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