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Charlie Crist on use of state airplane: ‘After 5 o’clock I’m off the clock, and I’m a free man again’

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From the Miami Herald: Crist addressed questions about his use of the state plane on Wednesday to fly from Tallahassee to four different cities to promote legislation; the final stop in Miami was followed by a campaign fundraiser. Crist had previously said that he would not use a taxpayer-funded flight to get to a city where he had both state and political business. Now he’s got a different policy: “We were on state business all day and when I landed…

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Vampire files to run for Florida governor

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Look out, Florida voters! Did you think you’d seen enough bloodsucking politicians? Well, a new candidate for governor is coming to town, and he is a self-professed vampire. Meet Jonathon ‘The Impaler’ Sharkey. His 2006 bid for governor of Minnesota was the subject of a documentary. His political past includes involvement in a Republican organization in New Jersey, plus bids for Congress from Florida and Indiana, and – an essential item on any nutball’s political resume – a run for…

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The Marco Rubio Hourglass

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That’s my term for the graph found in this article in the Wall Street Journal: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist suddenly is the underdog in a heated Republican primary race with rival Marco Rubio for a U.S. Senate seat, amid signs the Sunshine State is tilting more to the right. Two polls released last week showed Mr. Rubio leading the governor by 18 percentage points in the August primary, a reversal from last summer, when the former Florida House speaker trailed…

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Dave Aronberg, Dan Gelber to spar at Tiger Bay

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Many years Cabinet races don’t take much shape until close to Election Day. But Democrats Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber have been charging hard for six months already to become their party’s candidate for Attorney General, as incumbent Bill McCollum exits to run for governor. The two state senators from South Florida have agreed to a joint appearance in the Tigers’ Den to let Tampa Bay look them over and hear their pitch to manage Florida’s legal affairs. Both have…

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New Rasmussen poll: Marco Rubio leads Kendrick Meek by 17%, Charlie Crist leads Meek by 15%:

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Update – 12:27 p.m. – Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio has now jumped to a 12-point lead over Governor Charlie Crist in Florida’s Republican Primary race for the U.S. Senate. Other highlights: Sixty-two percent (62%) of GOP Primary voters have a favorable view of Crist while 37% regard the governor unfavorably. Those figures include 19% with a very favorable opinion and 11% who have a very unfavorable view of him. Rubio is viewed favorably by 67% of primary voters…

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Charlie Crist addresses Broward REC

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Last night, Governor Charlie Crist visited the Broward Republican Executive Committee meeting in Ft. Lauderdale. He was there to give a speech intended to end his losing streak in REC straw polls. The governor’s 0-15 record in straw polls must be of concern to a politician that’s used to winning on his popularity with voters, regardless of political affiliation. These loses must be especially troubling, since the governor is losing among his party’s grassroots. If Crist loses the August primary…

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Latest polls show Bill McCollum, Charlie Crist cruising

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Republican Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum leads the state’s Chief Financial Officer, Democrat Alex Sink, 38 – 34 percent, among registered voters in the 2010 governor’s race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This reverses a 38 – 34 percent Sink lead in a June 9 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. The key is among independent voters who shift from 32 – 27 percent for McCollum June 9 to 38 – 23 percent today. Gov. Charlie…

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