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Charlie Crist

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    April 30, 2010

    Betrayal: Sen. George LeMieux Says He'll Support Rubio over Crist

    ​Talk about betrayal! Sen. George LeMieux says the he'll support the Republican nominee over his old friend Charlie Crist: "I will support our Republican nominee and will continue to do everything I can both in Florida and across the country to increase the number of Republicans in the United ... More >>

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    April 29, 2010

    What Charlie Crist Can Learn From Jesse Ventura and Other Successful Independents

    ​Charlie Crist is set to announce his intention to run as an independent for Florida's open Senate seat today. Independent politicians are incredibly rare in America's two-party system. An independent win is even rarer, though not unprecedented. So Crist's venture isn't completely uncharted. Here ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Crist Runs as an Independent: The Live Blog

    ​Any moment now Florida Governor Charlie Crist is expected to announce that he's running as an independent for Senate. A crowd full of reporters and supporters have gathered at Straub Park in St. Pete, Fl to hear his announcement. We're watching CNN where Wolf Blitzer says they'll be covering it l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Crist to Declare an Independent Run for Senate at 5 p.m. Tomorrow, Fox Says

    Update: Fox News reports Charlie Crist will announce he's running for Senate as an independent. ​Crist will make the announcement at 5 p.m. tomorrow in St. Petersburg's Straub Park. He'll drop out of the Republican primary and jump into the race as an independent. Chris Cillizza at the W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Would Charlie Crist Caucus With Democrats if Elected as Independent?

    ​Governor Charlie Crist is now publicly acknowledging that he's considering pulling out of the Republican primary for the senate seat and running as an independent. But in classic Crist style he's remaining vague on the details, and won't even promise that if elected he'd caucus with the Republica ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Charlie Crist May Come to Fisher Island to Kick Off Independent Bid

    ​Charlie Crist is rumored to make a big announcement concerning his campaign for Senate this Thursday, and while no one has 100 percent confirmed it, it's anticipated that he'll declare his intentions to run as an independent. That announcement will likely be made in his home town of St. Pete ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Dick Cheney's Apocalyptic Endorsement of Marco Rubio

    ​To hear former Vice President Dick Cheney tell it, if Florida voters don't elect Marco Rubio as our next senator, we'll soon live in a socialistic hellhole where terrorist attacks are scheduled every hour on the hour. Yes, the scariest vice president in history officially endorsed Rubio ... More >>

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    April 19, 2010

    Charlie Crist Chatter: He's Either Running Indie or Dropping Out

    ​Will Charlie Crist buck the two-party system and run as an independent in the face of declining poll numbers against Marco Rubio? Everyone seems to think so. Speculation is so rampant that President Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, was questioned about it this morning. (He sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    New Poll: Crist Would Win in Three-Way Race

    ​Republican voters may be wild over Marco Rubio, but a new Quinnipiac poll shows that no matter what the situation Charlie Crist would be a more viable general election candidate. In fact, if he decided to run as an independent he leads in the polls. Which doesn't do anything to hush those rumors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Gov. Charlie Crist Vetoes SB6

    ​Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed the Jeb Bush-backed, controversial SB6. The education bill would have eliminated tenure for newly hired teachers, and would have tied a portion of teachers' salaries to test score results."I say we must start over. This bill has negatively affected the morale of our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Charlie Crist's Run as an Independent Could Begin By Vetoing SB6

    ​The deadline to officially register to run for Senate is coming up, and speculation that Gov. Charlie Crist could shift out of the difficult Republican primary against Marco Rubio and run as an independent has reached a fever pitch. Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that Crist is being advis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Giuliani Endorses Rubio To Spite Backstabber Crist, Campaigns in Coral Gables Today

    Marco Rubio announced Friday that Rudy Giuliani endorsed his campaign for Senate. The two will be campaigning today in Coral Gables.​The political press has interpreted this as a snub of the governor, since Charlie Crist endorsed John McCain for president in 2008. Not one, not two, but a million ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Gov. Crist's Security on Alert After Anti-Gov't Group Sends Threatening Letters

    Gov. Charlie Crist's security team is on alert this afternoon after an anti-government group called "Guardians of the free Republics" (sic) sent threatening letters. They aren't just nut-job anti-government extremists -- they're also terrible at capitalizing properly in their propaga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Marco Rubio Will Not Stop Until Every Floridian Has Seen Charlie Crist With Obama 1000 Times

    ​Yesterday we showed you Charlie Crist's first television ad for his floundering bid for the US senate. It's an attack ad against his tea bagging superstar Republican rival Marco Rubio. Well, now Rubio has produced two ads of his own, and his campaign plans to buy up the 15 seconds before and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Crist Campaign Used Party Credit Cards, Too

    ​Charlie Crist has been hemming and hawing about Marco Rubio's "questionable" spending on the Republican Party of Florida's American Express cards, saying stupid things about back waxes and "true conservatives." So naturally, campaign finance reports show that Crist's campaign also charged money o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Charlie Crist Airs First Attack Ad Against Marco Rubio

    Charlie Crist keeps free-falling in the Republican Senate primary, but he's not going down without a fight. He has a sizable war chest, and the campaign's first attack ad against Marco Rubio is set to air with a "sizable buy" of air time. If you can't wait to see it dozens of times during the commer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    DNC Jumps on Back Wax Gate With Web Ad

    The Democratic National Committee couldn't keep its paws off Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist's war of the wax, and produced this "rapid response" web ad to basically paint the Republican primary race as a giant mess of unadulterated silliness.

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Senate Poll: Meek Has a Shot Against Rubio, Crist's Best Shot Is as an Independent

    ​Public Policy Polling is back today with its full-fledged Florida Senate general election polling, and it's more or less bad news for Charlie Crist.Yesterday it was announced PPP's new numbers show Crist losing the Republican primary by a whopping 32 points. In fact, as the numbers stan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio In War of the Man Hugs

    Because Floridians honor the age old tradition of democracy so-so much, the current race for the state's open Senate seat now revolves around pictures of embarrassing man hugs. This truly was our founding fathers' dream.​On your left you'll find a picture Florida Governor Charlie Crist embracing t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Charlie Crist Agrees to Two Nationally Televised Debates Update: Marco Wants Fox First

    ​If there was any doubt that Florida's Republican primary has become one of the marquee elections of 2010, it ought to be eliminated as Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio are now likely to face off in not one, but two nationally televised debates.The Buzz reports that not only has Crist agreed to face ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Charlie Crist Opposes Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell; the Jokes Just Write Themselves

    Breaking news: Charlie Crist 100 percent supports the idea of homosexuals having to hide or suppress their orientation in order to pursue their chosen career.In his State of the Union, President Obama promised to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the policy that prevents queer folk from serving openly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Rubio and Crist Trade Barbs While Speaking at Same Event

    ​Republican Senate opponents Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio spoke one after another this morning at the Associated Press legislative planning session, and while they avoided a face-to-face meeting, they took swipes at one another. It must have been uncomfortable for the two, considering yesterday's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Charlie Crist Is Dick Armey's #1 "Enemy of Liberty"

    ​Tough day for Charlie Crist, ain't it? First he lost his lead in the Republican Senate primary, and now it's come to light that he is the Tea Party movement's number one "Enemy of Liberty." Dick Armey's FreedomWorks PAC, which is tighter with the Tea Party movement  (coinciden ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Michelle Spence-Jones and Willy Gort Prevail in Special Elections

    Today's special election to fill two vacant city commission seats resulted with two familiar names returning to City Hall. Voters in District 1 returned Willy Gort to office. He previously held the seat until 2001 when he made an unsuccesful bid at the Mayor's office. He raplces the man who suc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Florida Circus: NY Times Dives Into the Crist-Rubio Race

    ​The New York Times Magazine's massive piece about the Marco Rubio vs. Charlie Crist race just went online. If you've been keeping a close eye on the race, and reading our nearly obsessive coverage, there's not a lot new to learn besides some interesting color here and there. If you haven't, it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Are The Diaz-Balarts Really that Angry Because Crist Wouldn't Give a Job to Lincoln's Son's Friend?

    Leave it to the Diaz-Balarts to possible have screwed this up. Yesterday's announcement that they were withdrawing their support from Charlie Crist was supposed to leave egg on the Gov's face. But they didn't mention why they were doing it, and it appears the popular emerging theory is pretty damn s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Can Charlie Crist Move Right Without It Seeming Like a Blatant Political Ploy?

    Poor Charlie Crist. As he tries to make the move from governor to senator, he finds himself in quite the political quagmire. Much of which has been brought on by primary foe Marco Rubio hitting Crist from the right every chance he gets. So in response, Crist, whose reputation has changed from "Chain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Zogby Poll: Crist Leads Rubio by 9 points; What Happened to that Tie?

    ​How is it that two generally respected political polling companies have come to such a different conclusion on the state of Florida's Republican Primary with numbers released with in a day of each other? Yesterday's Rasmussen poll found that Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist were in a tie, with 42 pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Charlie Crist Urges You to Call "Hot, Horny Girls" Who "Love Nasty Talk as Much as You Do"

    ​Florida KidCare provides health insurance to children, but if you ask Charlie Crist for the phone number, he might send you to a sex line.The Palm Beach Post called the Gov and got a pre-recorded message in which Crist rattles off a bunch of numbers for state services. But the number he gives for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    New Daily Kos Poll: Rubio Narrows Crist's GOP Lead Thanks to Birthers, Still Can't Beat Meek in General

    Daily Kos/Research 2000 just released their latest Florida poll, and there are a lot of interesting little poll number factoids to be pulled. Riptide tends to have some smart readers, so we won't recap the entire poll, but instead let's mine some of our favorite nuggets. The Senate Race:Republ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Crist Denies Endorsing Stimulus Bill; Owns Up to Accepting Reality

    Capture of an anti-Crist ad paid for by the Club for Growth​Charlie Crist went on CNN yesterday and said that he didn't endorse the stimulus package. Huh? What? Riptide was there when he appeared with President Obama touting the stimulus in Ft. Myers. Even though the White House is claim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Dems Compliment Charlie Crist on his "Good Hair and Nice Tan," Blast Him on Everything Else

    Charlie Crist is such an upbeat fellow that I'm sure he'll appreciate the fact that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee just sent out an email touting the Gov's silver fox-ish good looks citing his "Good Hair and Nice Tan." He might be a little sad that it comes as part of a compliment sand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Conservatives Dream About Charlie Crist Dropping Out of Senate Race

    The steady stream of right wingers trying to rain of Charlie Crist's parade continues, with some conservative have wet dreams of Crist switching races and retreating back to re-election to his Governor's seat.The chatter started with The Herald's political blog reporting that one, unnamed Crist supp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Crist Asks For A Grand Jury Investigation Into South Florida Shenanigans

    Memo to Miami politicos with dirt under your fingernails: It's time for that midnight flight to Bolivia. Just do it now.​The FBI fired the first warning shots earlier this month, busting three Broward politicians for corruption. Now, Gov. Charlie Crist wants a wide-ranging grand jury probe into th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Is Charlie Crist Indoctrinating Our Children With Bland Moderatism?

    ​Normally politicians' Twitters are horrendously boring things. Dan Gelber's is no exception, except for about a minute ago when the state senator from Miami Beach and attorney general candidate roasted Charlie Crist, and in effect, RPOF chair Jim Greer.​​Crist visited Toussaint L'ouverture El ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek Simply Do Not Care for This LeMieux Character

    ​Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek have only a few things in common: They're both running for Senate. They'll both likely face Charlie Crist. They'll both likely lose to him. And now they both don't very much like George LeMieux's status as newly minted senator. Politically, this is just abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    News Roundup

    A bunch of protesters came out this weekend against health care reform, and Charlie Crist called the bill a "cockamamie" idea. [CBS4]Erik Fresen, a Miami-are Rep who wants to be speaker of Florida's house one day, is facing foreclosure. [Herald]Heat player MIchael Beasley got what is probably the st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Two More Names Officially Added to Senate Shortlist

    ​Lincoln Diaz-Balart dropped out of contention yesterday, so Gov. Charlie Crist will interview two more possible candidates for Florida's temporary senator: Rep. Jennifer Carroll and University of North Florida President John Delaney. Carroll's name was first mentioned last week, and she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Mel Martinez Will Resign

    ​Woah, boy. Grumpy Sen. Mel Martinez has apparently had enough of this "serving the people" stuff. Several sources report he will resign, possibly as early as today. His term would expire in early 2011, and he had previously promised to serve the rest of it. But the race to replace him had already ... More >>

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    August 7, 2009

    Who Will Charlie Crist Appoint to Replace Mel Martinez?

    Charlie Crist has the power​As long as I live, I don't think Florida will see a more chaotic election cycle than 2010. Now, Mel Martinez has thrown in another twist by resigning early, leaving the decision to pick his appointment to Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running to replace Martinez himself. L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Connie Mack Won't Take Senate Gig, But Clay Shaw Jr. Will

    The Florida Political blogosphere has exploded with Mel Martinez Madness, and the main symptom is wildly wondering who will replace him. We already put in our two cents, but here's the latest updates. Charlie Crist further confirms he won't appoint himself, but will have someone picked out by t ... More >>

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    August 3, 2009

    Volusia County GOP Censures Charlie Crist

    ​Some of the county-level Repulican party organizations have been mumbling not-so-nice things about Gov. Charlie Crist, but yesterday the Volusia County GOP passed a motion censuring him. Among Crist's crimes: Appointing Democrats to political positions, appointing so-called liberal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Outrage Screening Twice in Miami This Month

    Outrage -- the documentary by Academy Award-nominated director Kirby Dick that explores the world of closeted homosexual politicians and casts Florida governor and Senate candidate Charlie Crist as its leading man -- is set to screen twice locally this month. The Miami Beach Cinematheque will p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Crist, Meek Each Bring in About $3 Million for Senate Race; Rubio Closer to $300k

    Campaign fundraising filings for the quarter that ended last week are due to the FEC next week. No candidate in the race to replace Sen. Mel Martinez has officially released numbers, but a report by the Hill claims Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek are each expecte ... More >>

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    July 7, 2009

    Palin and Crist Played Phone Tag

    via Wiki CommonsCould Charlie Crist have been tempting Sarah Palin to through her two cents into the Republican primary for senate? Records show that the two tried to speak on the phone a few days before Crist announced his Senate bid, and ABC seems to think Charlie might have been seeking an endors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Daily Kos Has Wet Dream About Charlie Crist Coming Out as a Democrat

    Markos 'Kos' Moulitsas of The Daily Kos has a dream that one day Charlie Crist will do some soul searching, look deep inside himself, and finally come out ...as a Democrat. And it will all be Marco Rubio's fault. See, Marco Rubio is calling upon the dark forces of the right wing --the wingnut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Super-Hot Senate Poll Action: No One Likes Corrine Brown

    Mason-Dixon released another Senate poll, and like every single 2010 Florida Senate poll before it, it finds Charlie Crist is far and away the frontrunner. Ninety-seven percent recognize Crist's name, and 49 percent of regular voters find him favorable. Marco Rubio is raising his statewide name reco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Anitere Flores in the Mix as Potential Lt. Gov.

    via AnitereFlores.orgFlores with a voter. We figured the best solution to the Marco Rubio "situation" was for the GOP to tack him on as Bill McCollum's running mate to quell any anger amongst the conservative wing for the party bending over backwards for Charlie Crist in the senate primary.&nbs ... More >>

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    June 10, 2009

    Charlie Crist Gives a Little Thought to Jim Morrison's Public Exposure

    Forty years ago at the (soon to be demolished) Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove Jim Morrison, a man who became famous for his music when he wasn't busy be addicted to drugs and alcohol, allegedly attempted to masturbate on stage and got slapped with public exposure charges. He was se ... More >>

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    June 9, 2009

    Club for Growth Calls Crist a Closet Communist

    Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative group that helped push Sen. Arlen Specter into the Democratic Party with the threat of a primary challenge, sure does not like Gov. Charlie Crist. Now that ol' Arlen is gone from the party, Crist might be the group's number one GOP target. This month, Club f ... More >>

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