Posted on 04/20/2010 5:03:30 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
An independent run for Charlie Crist looks better on paper than it does in reality.
Would Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in fact be politically smarter simply to drop out of the Senate race?
Mr. Crist yesterday acknowledged to reporters that he has been "certainly listening" to those who argue he should quit the GOP primary against Marco Rubio and run in the fall as an independent. His admission came after the National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo saying there's "zero chance" Mr. Crist would remain in the primary. The memo, which urged Mr. Crist to drop out of the race completely, was released publicly after Mr. Crist reportedly didn't return a call to receive the same message privately from Senator John Cornyn of Texas, who heads the NRSC.
Mr. Crist is struggling to navigate what could potentially be a devastating end to his political career. He's 20 points down against Mr. Rubio. Last week he vetoed a popular education bill as a favor to the state teachers union, repudiating a decade-long GOP effort to bring accountability to the state's schools. With senior Republican supporters abandoning him in droves, Mr. Crist is clearly tempted by a Quinnipiac poll showing he might still win a three-way Senate race as an independent.
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Let me know how you made out when you call the number above. Thanks!
“Even if you do not live in this state please call and say you do not want him to run because the far left is calling him to run”
If one calls on a cell phone and gives a FL zip if asked, they consider you a FL resident. I called on my cell and was not asked for address or zip. Woman said she would relay my message to Gov.Crist, but suggested I call the campaign directly.
How would he fared if running for a second term Governor???
I believe Rudy had already dropped out of the race and Romney was the leading candidate at that time, IMHO, and Crist threw his endorsement to McNuts the day before the primary, giving McNuts the nomination. Crist was thrown the bone, metaphorically speaking, of course, of a possible V.P. for McNuts.
That said, Crist's marriage was one of political expedience and nothing else. By getting married, he would dispel the rumors. Hehehehehehehehe! Didn't work!
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