Noah Pransky reports: The fallout from Gov. Charlie Crist’s no-party U.S. Senate run is already taking it’s toll on the local Republican Party. As the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) encourages members to take a loyalty oath, a number of pro-Crist Republicans have changed their official party registration from Republican to either Independent or Democrat. They include former St. Pete [...]
Sen. George LeMieux on Crist’s independent U.S. Senate run: “I am saddened that my friend, Governor Crist, has decided to leave the Republican Party. Our friendship runs deep, but my commitment to the principles of the Republican Party runs deeper. I cannot walk down the path he has chosen. “Now more than ever, our nation’s [...]
Mike Thomas reports: Charlie Crist is up by four points in a poll taken April 24-25 for the Associated Industries of Florida. But it’s all downhill from here, says pollster Jim McLaughlin. In the poll of 600 likely voters, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, Crist was favored by 33 percent of respondents. Marco Rubio was [...]
Now that Charlie Crist has dropped out of the Republican primary to run with No Party Affiliation, the question of who is really in charge of Crist’s campaign continues to intrigue reporters, bloggers and political observers. On paper, Eric Eikenberg was the official campaign manager of Crist’s effort. But saying Eikenberg was running the Crist [...]
State Sen. Dan Gelber says he has received more contributions than any other candidate in the race to become Florida’s next attorney general. “We received over $325,000 in contributions, and we did this during a shortened fundraising quarter of two months,” he wrote. “I have received more contributions than any other candidate in the race [...]
The way to the heart of a Florida voter is through the stomach. Bread and butter issues like taxes and the economy tend to work well. A three-way race scrambles the conventional dynamics in ways that even a molecular gastronomist would appreciate. Do Democrat Kendrick Meek and Republican Marco Rubio try to run up their [...]
From the Gradebook: Expect to see teachers alongside Gov. Charlie Crist when he appears at St. Petersburg’s Straub Park Thursday at 5 p.m. The longtime Republican is expected to announce his intent to run for U.S. Senate as an independent. Robin Haines, assistant to the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association president, said at least 15 local teachers [...]
With Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist expected to formally announce late Thursday that he will run for the Senate as an independent, GOP leaders made clear they would do their best to starve him of campaign funds. At a Monitor sponsored breakfast for reporters, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee [...]
Former St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral candidate Deveron Gibbons spoke with a political science class at Eckerd College on Wednesday night and revealed that was no longer a registered Republican. He was the guest speaker that the instructor invited to talk with the class about lobbying. At one point during the class, the floor was open to [...]
In a new web ad, state Sen. Charlie Justice comes armed with ominous music and some sloppy Photoshop work to link opponent Rep. Bill Young with jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But does Justice, who is seeking to unseat the 20-term Pinellas County Republican, have any facts? Continue reading here.
