Posted on 04/29/2010 7:07:24 PM PDT by freespirited
What the hell is Charlie Crist doing?
This is insane. Two huge problems.
One, Independents don't win elections to the US Senate in three-way contests. Bernie Sanders and Joe Lieberman are in office because one party or the other implicitly backed them. By my count, the last candidate to win election to the Senate as an Independent (other than Sanders and Lieberman) was Harry Byrd of Virginia. He won in 1976 because the Republicans did not run a candidate. This is not coincidental; true third party candidacies almost never work:
-When it comes to Congress, there's no such thing as an "Independent." Senators and Representatives inevitably caucus with one side or the other because the party leaders dispense committee assignments. This means that Independents are only really independent when they're campaigning, not legislating. -Voters vote their partisanship, and most voters are partisan. The 2008 exit poll found that the Florida electorate was 37% Democrat, 34% Republican, and 29% Independent. I'd note that the exit polls don't ask Independents how they lean. Gallup asks that question, and that's why they currently find that only 12% of Americans are "pure" Independents.
-Voters are strategic. Remember the New Jersey governor's race? Independent Christopher Daggett was polling at 10%, but only got 5.8% on Election Day. There's a reason for that. American elections are winner take all, which makes it very difficult for third parties to thrive. Once voters catch wind that a vote for a third party candidate is a waste, they'll bail on that candidate....
Crist's political career will be over in just a few short months. What a fool.
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“Crist’s political career will be over in just a few short months. What a fool.”
Good it is time for lousy leaders like him to fade into the shadows.
I guess he figures if he can get away with the fake tan and gay sex with criminals, anythings possible.
I don’t know what Crist is thinking..And to try to contact Rahm??? He needs to bow out gracefully...Guess he’s not going to...
Crist is hoping to throw the election to the Democrats.
God, what an idiot. "Me! Me! My turn to run for the Senate!"
I understand there is no run-off, that makes it possible I guess. Not likely though.
I believe so. He is being coached by the White House. If he can sabotage Rubio and Meek wins Crist will be rewarded—maybe ambassador to San Fransisco or Fire Island.
Democrats will back him hoping to split the Repub vote.
Crist f*cked us out of a very important senate seat. It’s “all about him” though, so he’s good with it. I hope an alligator eats him during one of his campaign stops.
So why did Crist call Rambo deadfish Emanuel???? I’d say he’s got a party behind him...
I dont think so. Crist is so full of himself he actually believes he can win.
Sort of a clone of hugging buddy.
His career was over anyway. He's the type of politician who made alliances of convenience, not long-lasting allies. Once power was gone, he was finished. So this is his shot and he's going all in.
It will be interesting to see what happens.
Because he is loon. Rambo is not going to help Charlie, he wants to elect Meek.
It’s called revenge. If he can’t win as a Pubbie, he’s going to try to bring the Pubs down with him.
It’s an awful lot of energy to expend for revenge. I think Charlie is absolutely convinced he can and will win.
I saw there was a Crist ad on the page when I loaded it.
You know, it sounds conspiratorial, but I think he’s being blackmailed. This is an incredibly stupid move. He can’t win. He’s looking like a fool. If I’m right, it’s bigger than what everybody believes his real sexual orientation is.
Yeah, but Rahm’s not taking his calls.
Cost may be right, he may hope that the Dems will dump Meek for him. Despite what he says about it being unlikely for the Dems to dump Meek, remember that (a) the Dems are sleazy and they can find a way to abandon Meek by manufacturing a scandal for him and (b) Obama doesn’t like independent blacks like Burris or Paterson. Obama likes to be the only game in town.
I have been thinking the same thing.
OK i am a Floridian and I will take the contrarian view, and suppose you all can tell me if I am full of it. I think this actually hurts the democrats. Reason being is crist vetoed senate #6 which the teacher unions love. I think he is not a RINO as much as a closet democrat among other things, i cannot think of any republicans whi think this guy is good for anything. He may unify the conservative vote and syphon the teacher union vote, the no drilling vote and other liberal leaning votes away from the democrat. I think this is a good thing....although the ideal would have been for wiener boy to lose the primary and then do the right thing and back Rubio.
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