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Tea Party Republican opens clear lead in Florida
Reuters ^ | 9/15/10 | Reuters

Posted on 09/15/2010 12:25:39 PM PDT by zebrahead

(Reuters) - Republican candidate Marco Rubio has opened a clear lead in a Florida Senate race, becoming the latest "Tea Party" favorite to benefit from voter anger at Washington, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Wednesday.

Six weeks ahead of Nov. 2 congressional elections, Rubio leads state Governor Charlie Crist, an independent, by 40 percent to 26 percent among likely voters, the poll found. Democrat Kendrick Meek trails at 21 percent.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2010miderms; fl2010; florida
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To: mbynack

Crist should give up his fraudulent pretense and announce that he is going to pursue his OWN gay marriage at the earliest opportunity


21 posted on 09/15/2010 12:41:16 PM PDT by Enchante ("The great enemy of clear language is insincerity." -- George Orwell --)
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To: Gabrial
Crist will be working in the White house after Nov. 5.

Working ... doing what .... is any body's guess ;)

22 posted on 09/15/2010 12:41:37 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: zebrahead

You know, I almost think that Crist was trying to hand the seat to Rubio, since I could not see how Crist going far-left would ever do anything but clear the field for Rubio.

Of course that wasn’t his intent, but it’s obvious now how STUPID Crist is and how lucky we are to have outed him (in more ways than one).


23 posted on 09/15/2010 12:46:33 PM PDT by BobL (The whole point of being human is knowing when the party's over.)
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To: zebrahead
to benefit from voter anger at Washington

They write it like people are mad at the city or random politicians in general.

I wonder if they're too stupid to notice that the revolution is against LEFTISTS?

Not "Washington." Not "incumbents." Not "politicians."

It's leftists in the electorate's crosshairs. Keep not noticing Reuters. It's all good.

24 posted on 09/15/2010 12:46:55 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: zebrahead

that’s great but we also need Scott to win as there is no way right now we can have Sink get into that position,
This year the Gov’s will be redistricting and we need Scott for that and the 2012 election .

Scott get spending that money now as I never see you on the airwaves here and yet Sink is all over the place.


25 posted on 09/15/2010 12:47:01 PM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: mbynack
Crist just announced that he’s withdrawing his opposition to gay marriage.

I guess he's met somebody special.

26 posted on 09/15/2010 12:47:39 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Gabrial
Crist is a disloyal self-absorbed hack that would say or do anything to get elected. He is the worst of the worst of what is wrong with Washington today.

But....but....but....Crist says he's going to take the best of both Democrat and Republican ideas and...and...and...uh...be just fabulous.

27 posted on 09/15/2010 12:48:18 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Michael Moore is Rosie O'Donnell in drag.)
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To: Ravi

really do you have a link as all the polls show him down here?


28 posted on 09/15/2010 12:48:25 PM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: zebrahead

Rubio is an outsider with no chance of winning. Why do we want to risk losing this senate seat. Crist is our best hope. We need to stop being purists and get behind the candidate that can win.

/s


29 posted on 09/15/2010 12:48:34 PM PDT by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the existing Constitution"Obama Adviser)
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To: zebrahead
Oh,sure. These Tea Partiers might do OK in a primary. But watch his numbers drop like a rock when it comes to the general election. All he is doing is making it easy for the Democrat candidate to walk away with . . .

What's that?

Oh.

Never mind.

30 posted on 09/15/2010 12:53:43 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: mbynack

It’s hard to imagine Crist really opposing it in the first place...

Crist is finished in Republican politics, as soon as he decided to run as an independent.

Same will happen to Lisa Murkowski in Alaska if she decides to run as a write-in / third party candidate. Now she still has a chance to get a position in GOP political machine and run for the Senate in 2014. If she is “going rogue” / independent in this election cycle - she is finished, the dynasty name recognition will not help her later.


31 posted on 09/15/2010 12:54:33 PM PDT by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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To: annieokie

They’re just full of air.


32 posted on 09/15/2010 12:55:08 PM PDT by This Just In
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To: BobL

That would be an interesting way to split the left and indie vote :-)

You may be on to something there. But I wonder how it feels to have your butt handed to you twice by the same guy (Rubio beat him in the primary and the general).


33 posted on 09/15/2010 12:55:35 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

That’s because virtually all Republicans voted for Lieberman. Crist could have a chance if Meek were threatened/bribed to leave the race and endorse Crist.


34 posted on 09/15/2010 12:59:21 PM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Ravi
Scott ahead of Sink also FWIW in Reuters/Ipsos.

That's good.

The difference between the Rubio-Crist margin and Scott-Sink margin has been all over the place!

Clearly contradictory results.

I'm thinking Sink is a point or two ahead.

35 posted on 09/15/2010 12:59:36 PM PDT by Crichton
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To: Chet 99

Meeks being black makes it really difficult for the Dems to squeeze him out in favor of Crist, in my view.

But their hypocrisy knows no limits so this could still turn.


36 posted on 09/15/2010 1:02:15 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: manc

It’s in the body of that reuters article discussing Rubio/Crist/Meek. It was 47 to 45 for Scott I believe.


37 posted on 09/15/2010 1:04:22 PM PDT by Ravi
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To: Enchante
Maybe he could move to San Fran and take Pelosi’s seat.

Maybe Bawny Fwanks old seat will be open soon.

38 posted on 09/15/2010 1:04:41 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: Ravi

thank you


39 posted on 09/15/2010 1:05:30 PM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: zebrahead

...but, but, but...the liberals keep telling me that Scott Brown tea party candidates can’t win...


40 posted on 09/15/2010 1:05:49 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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