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Republican Marco Rubio and Republican-turned-independent Charlie Crist are tied this month in Florida’s topsy-turvy race for the U.S. Senate. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Sunshine State finds Rubio and Crist each earning 37% of the vote, while Democratic hopeful Kendrick Meek trails with 15% support. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided. A month ago, Rubio held an eight-point advantage over Crist. Sixty percent (60%) of Florida voters now approve of the job Crist is doing as governor, up three points from a month ago. Thirty-seven percent (37%) disapprove. As governor, Crist has been very visible...

ALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed a bill that would required women seeking an abortion during the first trimester to undergo an ultrasound exam and pay for it. Crist vetoed the bill Friday, saying it put an inappropriate burden on women seeking an abortion. The Republican-led Legislature tacked amendments onto a non-controversial health care bill (HB 1143) that also would have required women to view the live image or have it described by a doctor unless they could prove they were victims of rape, incest or domestic violence. Ultrasound exams can cost between a few hundred dollars and...

“Governor Crist had the opportunity to stand with the overwhelming majority of Americans across the political spectrum who oppose taxpayer-funded abortion. By vetoing this abortion opt-out legislation, Governor Crist makes it clear that he stands with those who favor taxpayer funding of abortion.” - Matthew Faraci, Spokesman for Americans United for Life.

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist today vetoed a highly controversial bill that would have required women seeking abortions to pay for ultrasounds before undergoing the procedure, saying it would "violate a woman's right to privacy." The veto sparked a firestorm of criticism from the Republican legislators, members of the governor's former party, who accused him of abandoning principle for political gain. Crist, though, said that while people hold strong opinions on abortion, "personal views should not result in laws that unwisely expand the role of government and coerce people to obtain medical tests or procedures that are not medically necessary."...

TALLAHASSEE — As he positions himself to the center in the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday vetoed a measure requiring most women to pay for an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus before they can have an abortion. "This bill places an inappropriate burden on woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy," Crist said in his veto message. Anti-abortion advocates and Crist's Republican critics in the Legislature immediately pounced on the decision. John Stemberger, head of the Florida Family Policy Council, called the veto "profoundly disappointing" and said it's now "crystal clear that he's pro-abortion."

TALLAHASSEE — As he positions himself to the center in the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday vetoed a measure requiring most women to pay for an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus before they can have an abortion. "This bill places an inappropriate burden on woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy," Crist said in his veto message. Anti-abortion advocates and Crist's Republican critics in the Legislature immediately pounced on the decision. John Stemberger, head of the Florida Family Policy Council, called the veto "profoundly disappointing" and said it's now "crystal clear that he's pro-abortion." Crist's...

Sen. John McCain must personally and publicly explain why he allowed his staff to lie to the media about returning all $1.1 million given to his presidential campaign by a convicted felon; if he accepted even more from the felon's law partners; and why he has not donated all the dirty money to charity as his campaign claimed. Federal authorities have been investigating 30 lawyers who worked in the now-defunct firm of Scott Rothstein, who yesterday was sentenced to 50 years in prison for running an elaborate Ponzi scheme. According to his lawyer and media reports, the convicted felon is...

Hugging cherubic children, to win elections, used to be the norm, but not any more. Apparently, fewer babies mean a greater number of votes for certain politicians. In fact, Governor Charlie Crist, hoped to secure an open U.S. Senate seat in Florida by removing pro-life sentiments from his campaign website. Newly minted Independent Charlie Crist has faith to believe that aborted babies could be the ticket that delivers him a hotly contested senate seat over conservative Republican rival, Marco Rubio and Democrat, Kendrick Meek. Although conveniently pro-life for over a decade, Crist took down the sanctity of life section from...

Charlie Crist received a bounce in the polls when he left the Republican Party to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. New numbers suggest that the bounce for the governor is over. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in Florida finds Republican Marco Rubio with 39% support, while Crist earns 31% of the vote and Democrat Kendrick Meek trails at 18%. Twelve percent (12%) are undecided.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (I) received a bounce in the polls when he left the Republican Party to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. But a new Rasmussen survey suggests the bounce is over. Marco Rubio leads the Senate race with 39%, followed by Crist at 31% and Rep. Kendrick Meek at 18%. Twelve percent are undecided.

<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist, who's running an independent campaign for Senate, says providing illegal immigrants a path to citizenship will help keep Social Security solvent.</p>

Gov. Charlie Crist has quietly signed legislation that adds attacks on the homeless to the state’s hate crimes law. The measure was conceived by Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti, a Republican, and sponsored by state Rep. Ari Porth, D-Coral Springs, chairman of the Broward Legislative Delegation. When the Legislature isn’t in session, Porth is a prosecutor on the Broward State Attorney’s Office. The measure was one of 34 bills the governor signed on Tuesday. The only announcement was a list of actions issued Tuesday night by the governor’s office. Lamberti became concerned about the issue because of a spate of brutal...

A new Mason Dixon poll conducted in Florida (625 LVs, 5/3-10, MoE +/- 4%) shows Gov. Charlie Crist leading a three-way race for Senate, with Marco Rubio just behind and Rep. Kendrick Meek a distant third. General Election Matchup Crist (I) 38 Rubio (R) 32 Meek (D) 19

A new Mason Dixon poll conducted in Florida (625 LVs, 5/3-10, MoE +/- 4%) shows Gov. Charlie Crist leading a three-way race for Senate, with Marco Rubio just behind and Rep. Kendrick Meek a distant third. General Election Matchup Crist (I) 38 Rubio (R) 32 Meek (D) 19 The pollster suspects, however, that Crist's lead is very soft, and that Meek stands to make up serious ground as he improves name recognition and as Democrats come home. Per the Miami Herald: More than half of Crist's supporters are Democrats, who overwhelmingly approve of his defection from the GOP and recent...

Yesterday I wondered if a Rasmussen poll in Florida’s Senate race showing Charlie Crist leading with 38 percent, Marco Rubio at 34 percent, and Kendrick Meek at 17 percent could be somehow off-kilter. Now Mason-Dixon, one of the pollsters I trust most, offers similar numbers: Crist 38, Rubio 32, Meek 19.

Gov. Charlie Crist has spent the past few months battling Republican Marco Rubio, but if Crist wants a seat in the U.S. Senate, he might want to focus on Democrat Kendrick Meek. A Mason-Dixon poll released Thursday has Crist leading Florida's three-way race by 6 percentage points, but analysts warn his advantage is as tenuous as a soap bubble. Crist is drawing much of his support from Democrats and African-Americans, two groups that might abandon him once they become familiar with Meek, a congressman from Miami who represents part of South Broward.

It's back again, now at $3,250.00. It was way over 6000 bucks last time.The item description has been drastically edited, old Charlie the Quisling must be spending our money on lawyers now!

TAMPA - In just over a day on the auction block, Charlie Crist's portrait is getting the attention and inching its way to the dollar amount the sellers – the Republican Party of Florida – dreamed of. The highest of 79 bids on eBay as of Tuesday night reached $6,200 for the oil painting of the former Republican governor now turned the state's independent U.S. senatorial candidate. "We've gotten a lot of positive feedback," said Katie Betta, a spokeswoman for the Republican Party of Florida. "We are certainly happy with the support we have gotten so far." The organization last...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Republican Party of Florida made good on its promise to auction an oil painting of Gov. Charlie Crist, now running for the U.S. Senate as an independent. State party officials posted the framed portrait on eBay Monday under the banner "Help the Republican Party of FL Get Our Money Back!" CNN reported Tuesday. The product listing was heavy on sarcasm and disdain for the first-term governor who bolted from the Republican Party in his bid to become one of Florida's two U.S. senators. "Canvas is naturally sensitive to changes of temperature and humidity, just as the Charlie...

Crist's political party switch is paying dividends Gov. Charlie Crist's calculated political risk is already paying dividends according to a new poll rating the 2010 candidates for U.S. Senate. Crist leads Republican rival Marco Rubio 38 percent to 34 percent in a recent poll released by Rasmussen Poll. Democrat candidate Kendrick Meek is a distant third at 17 percent. Looks like Floridians are in favor of people changing their stripes or maybe they really like that oil painting of the governor on eBay. As the filing deadline approached, a Quinnipiac University poll had hinted that Crist would be a slight...