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Blog: Where are all the white, Christian candidates in the Democratic Party?

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As it stands right now, the front runners in the Republican races are all straight, non-Hispanic white, Christian men. Democrats meanwhile have no straight, white, Christian men. Both lack any Hispanic presence.So after the NRSC endorsed Charlie Crist over Marco Rubio in the Republican Senate primary, a lot of people implied it was a snub to Hispanics. We thought this was silly. Crist has won three statewide campaigns in a row, is an extremely popular governor, and has a national…

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Brevard GOP rebukes national party for endorsing Charlie Crist in primary

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In a rare move, the local arm of the Republican Party Thursday voted to rebuke the national party, saying the GOP overstepped its bounds in endorsing Gov. Charlie Crist in next year’s Senate race to replace fellow Republican Mel Martinez. At least two other Republicans, including former Speaker of the Florida House Marco Rubio have said they intend to run for the vacant Senate seat. In its monthly meeting this week, the Brevard Republican Executive Committee voted to send a…

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Still unsettled: Gov. Charlie Crist has yet to act on request to oust Pasco board member

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From the Gradebook: It might seem like a moot point. Cathi Martin has returned to the Pasco School Board, refreshed after a variety of medical problems, and hasn’t missed a meeting since. Her plan to resign is no more. Yet Martin has yet to get any closure on the matter of three lawmakers’ request to have her removed from office. And that letter, which cited her spotty attendance record over years, remains in play. “I can only speak for myself,…

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With Jon Huntsman’s appointment, Charlie Crist’s path to GOP nomination just became possible

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Jon Huntsman’s appointment as Ambassador to China just made a Charlie Crist candidacy much more plausible. Without Huntsman to siphon off independents and Democrats in New Hampshire, Crist becomes the primo moderate. Tim Pawlenty might lean moderate, but Sam’s Club doesn’t have a huge following in the hamlets of New Hampshire. On the other hand, Charlie Crist’s strongest conservative case is his record on taxes. And that’s the way New Hampshire Republicans like to have their drinks — slightly stirred…

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Lamar Alexander on Charlie Crist

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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of the Senate Republican Conference, released this statement today endorsing FL Gov. Charlie Crist for SEN: “The thought of Governor Crist becoming Senator Crist is welcome news. Three years into his first term as Governor, he’s the most popular elected official in Florida’s history because of his outstanding career as a no-nonsense attorney general, a progressive education commissioner, and a fiscally conservative chief executive who last year led Florida to its largest property-tax decrease ever.…

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USA Today: Charlie Crist Brightens GOP’s Senate Outlook

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From Susan Davis, USA Today: Charlie Crist’s entry in the Florida Senate race for 2010 gives Republicans a strong player on a field that again will be tilted in favor of the Democrats. After picking up six seats in 2006 and nine last year, Democrats have no coming retirements and hold only two seats in 2010 races that election analysts currently consider competitive. Republicans hold four seats in races that figure to be close. Counting the two independents who tend…

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How Will Charlie Crist Stay So Tan in DC?

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From Kyle Munzenreider: It is an open secret amongst the Florida political establishment that Gov. Charlie Crist has a penchant for tanning. While the mainstream press often shies away from openly discussing the issue, Crist’s hidden tanning habit is explored in detail in Kirby Dick’s new movie Outrage: The Hidden Story of America’s Oompa Loompa Politicians. Though, no one knows exactly how it is Crist stays his trade mark shade of burnt sienna. Thankfully, there are no paparazzi photos of…

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