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Florida Senate: Rubio 38%, Crist 33%

The race for the U.S. Senate in Florida continues to be all about Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, regardless of which Democrat they face. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Florida shows Rubio with 38% of the vote and Crist at 33% if Congressman Kendrick Meek [...]

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FBI, IRS investigating Rubio, FL GOP?

Just when the Republican primary in Florida couldn’t look any screwier, the feds have parachuted into the middle of it — and both candidates may have trouble coming their way. The St. Petersburg Times reports this morning that the IRS and the FBI have opened investigations into irregularities involving the use of Republican Party credit [...]

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Mitt Romney to Endorse Rubio Over Crist

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will endorse Marco Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist in Florida’s Republican Senate primary more than two years after Crist helped crush Romney’s presidential aspirations by endorsing rival John McCain. Romney plans to announce the endorsement Saturday and campaign with Rubio in Tampa on Monday, according to a Romney adviser who [...]

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With veto, Crist sets stage for independent run

TAMPABAY.COM    By: Steve Bousquet TALLAHASSEE — With a stroke of his veto pen, Gov. Charlie Crist declared his independence from Republican policy and politicians Thursday and set the stage for a go-for-broke independent run for the U.S. Senate. For Crist, such a defiant strategy would complete his political evolution. He called himself a “Jeb Bush [...]

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Election 2010: Florida Republican Primary for Senate

Florida Senate GOP Primary: Rubio 57%, Crist 28% Support for Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate bid has fallen this month to its lowest level yet. Just 28% of the state’s likely Republican voters support his candidacy now, down six points from March. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters in [...]

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Florida GOP Senate: Rubio 54%, Crist 36%

Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio continues to lengthen his lead over Governor Charlie Crist in the contest for Florida’s Republican Senate nomination. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Republican Primary voters finds Rubio leading Crist by 18 points, 54% to 36%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and seven percent are [...]

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Rubio rolls out web videos as CPAC nears

In the run-up to one of the most closely watched conservative events of the year, Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio is launching a series of web videos designed to place the insurgent Republican in a relaxing, informal, unfiltered setting where he can tell his story in his own words. The first video to be released [...]

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New poll: Crist-Rubio U.S. Senate race is a dead heat

RINOS BEWARE!! The voters are wise to your “bait and switch” campaign tactics. We are not in a mood to listen to any more of your spin and to why you have to vote “Yes” on every pork barrel bill that comes down the pike. For any politicians currently holding office and thinking that you [...]

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The Rebirth of the Republican Middle

By: Ramesh Ponnuru Are conservatives leading the Republican Party off a cliff? That’s what a lot of people concluded after conservatives forced the official Republican candidate out of a congressional race in upstate New York for being too liberal. That candidate, Dede Scozzafava, promptly endorsed the Democrat running for the seat — who then won [...]

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Crist steers clear of Obama during visit

Over the years I have developed what I tongue-in-cheek refer to as CRONIN’S IMMUTABLE LAWS OF POLITICS. Rule #1…..A politician is in the first stages of serious political trouble when the late show comedians start using your name as a punch line. Rule #2…..A politician is in the later stages of serious political trouble when [...]

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