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Charlie Crist was 45 minutes late to the Speech of His Life because…he was boating?

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On Thursday, Charlie Crist needed to deliver the Speech of His Life when announced he was dropping out of the GOP primary to run with No Party Affiliation. The entire political world was watching. Ā TV trucks were backed up along Beach Drive. Ā CNN’s Candy Crowley was ready to go live to The Situation Room. Chris Matthews wanted to lead off Hardball with a shot from St. Pete. But when five o’clock struck, the Governor was nowhere to be found. Ā Michelle…

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Republican Party of Florida coordinating effort for donors to request contribution refund from Charlie Crist

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The Republican Party of Florida just posted this page on their site: Yesterday, Charlie Crist announced that he is running for the U.S. Senate as a candidate with No Party Affiliation. Today, it was reported that he will drop his Republican registration. Charlie said today that if anyone asked for their donations to be refunded he would ā€œprobablyā€ give it back. If you have contributed to Charlie Crist’s campaign for Senate and would like to request your contribution back the…

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Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio off the Primary Ballot impact numerous down-ballot races

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I imagine a political reporter could just about go mad thinking about all of the ramifications of Charlie Crist’s decision to drop out out of the GOP primary and run for the U.S. Senate with No Party Affiliation. One unintendedĀ consequenceĀ of Crist’s decision is the impact not having Crist and Rubio driving turnout in the Primary will have on down-ballot races, including partisan races, such as state legislative primaries and county commission races, and on non-partisan races where party affiliation may…

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Pinellas GOP chair JJ Beyrouti on Charlie Crist: ‘He is now our opponent’

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Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee Chairman JJ Beyrouti released a statement on Charlie Crist’s decision to drop out of the GOP primary and run as an Independent: It is with deep regret that we receive the news today that Governor Charlie Crist has chosen to abandon the Republican Primary process and seek election to the United States Senate as a candidate with no party affiliation. The process used by the Republican Party to pick its nominees is carefully designed to…

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Pinellas GOP chair JJ Beyrouti on Charlie Crist: ‘He is now our opponent’

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Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee Chairman JJ Beyrouti released a statement on Charlie Crist’s decision to drop out of the GOP primary and run as an Independent: It is with deep regret that we receive the news today that Governor Charlie Crist has chosen to abandon the Republican Primary process and seek election to the United States Senate as a candidate with no party affiliation. The process used by the Republican Party to pick its nominees is carefully designed to…

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Who is running Charlie Crist’s campaign, now that Eric Eikenberg has left

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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. Ā But saying Eikenberg was running the Crist campaign is just as ridiculous as saying Tony Sparano is in charge of the Miami Dophins when everyone knows that Bill Parcells is calling the…

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Who is running Charlie Crist’s campaign, now that Eric Eikenberg has left

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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. Ā But saying Eikenberg was running the Crist campaign is just as ridiculous as saying Tony Sparano is in charge of the Miami Dophins when everyone knows that Bill Parcells is calling the…

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