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Continuing coverage of Independent Charlie Crist and the Republicans of the Lost Party

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Seeing as there is a new development every 15 minutes about Charlie Crist’s expected departure from the Republican Party so that he can run as an Independent, I will just keep this post up to provide the latest updates on Crist, Marco Rubio, Kendrick Meek.  I’ll keep aggregating any major stories, while posting links to stories also worth reading: 4/27 9:34 a.m. – Charlie Crist’s supporters face pressure from GOP: While the Tampa Bay Chair of Crist for Senate, Greg Truax, says…

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Washington Post: Can Kendrick Meek win the Florida Senate race?

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The nationally televised debate between Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio on Sunday made clear that the Republican Senate primary is going to be a knockdown, drag-out brawl between now and, gulp, August 24. The almost-certain political bloodbath on the Republican side stands in stark contrast to the quiet race for the Democratic nomination — where Rep. Kendrick Meek seems to be on cruise control to become the party’s nominee. And yet, despite the body…

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More thoughts on PPP poll: The biggest threat to Democrats is not angry voters but apathy within party base

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More thoughts on the Public Policy Poll: Our polling is continuing to indicate that the biggest threat to Democrats this year is not angry voters going over to the Republicans, but apathy within the party base. The Florida Senate race is a good example of this. We find that only 8% of people who voted for Barack Obama in Florida are planning to cross over and support Marco Rubio this year. That is actually smaller than the 11% of John…

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Charlie Crist to Marco Rubio: ‘Welcome to the NFL’

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The Florida Senate race is red hot tonight, with leaks, accusations and counter-accusations. Former Florida Speaker of the House, Marco Rubio, is under fire for charging personal expenses to the Republican Party of Florida. The Miami Herald reports Rubio charged personal expenses such as grocery bills and repairs to the family minivan to his RPOF American Express card. The Rubio campaign didn’t dispute the charges on the whole but rather went on the offensive immediately, accusing their opponent in the…

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Charlie Crist to Marco Rubio: ‘Welcome to the NFL’

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The Florida Senate race is red hot tonight, with leaks, accusations and counter-accusations. Former Florida Speaker of the House, Marco Rubio, is under fire for charging personal expenses to the Republican Party of Florida. The Miami Herald reports Rubio charged personal expenses such as grocery bills and repairs to the family minivan to his RPOF American Express card. The Rubio campaign didn’t dispute the charges on the whole but rather went on the offensive immediately, accusing their opponent in the…

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NYTimes on Kendrick Meek: Democrat seeks part of spotlight in Florida Senate race

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Representative Kendrick B. Meek, the leading Democratic candidate for Florida’s open Senate seat, listened quietly last week to tales of woe: a college student who nearly ended up homeless because her mother had lost her job; a laid-off mother who paid for health care with credit cards; an electrician struggling to get unemployment benefits. Ignoring the attention being paid to the Republican race, Mr. Meek has been methodically campaigning across the state. Kendrick B. Meek stopped in Orlando, where he…

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Fundraising and Web 2.0 update for Florida Senate race

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Progress Florida’s Jon Bleyer took the time to compile some very interesting statistics about how the major candidates for statewide office fundraising efforts compare with their Internet and social networking footprints entering 2010. Here are his findings and analysis: Charlie Crist-R: Fundraising: $8.7 million ($2 million in 4th Q) raised for 2009; $7.5 m COH Facebook: 7,873 supporters Twitter: 3,796 followers (Tweeter Meter: 5) YouTube: 37 subscribers, 3,759 upload views Campaign website: http://charliecrist.com/ Marco Rubio-R: Fundraising: $3.4 million ($1.75 million…

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