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Analysis: With election near, Charlie Crist changes

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A sure sign that an election is a year away: Gov. Charlie Crist is changing again. The populist Republican governor is trying to convince people he’s a conservative now that his opponent in the Republican primary for Senate, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, has cut considerably into Crist’s lead in the polls with a conservative message. In the most extreme example of Crist reinventing himself, the governor denied endorsing the $787 billion federal stimulus and put out a radio ad…

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Former City Council candidate Steve Corsetti considering party-switch to run against Pinellas Commish John Morroni

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Republican Steve Corsetti, who lost a competitive race for the St. Petersburg City Council, confirms that he is considering becoming a Democrat in order to challenge popular Pinellas County Commissioner John Morroni. “Several people are urging me to make the switch,” said Corsetti, who lost by eleven points to incumbent Jim Kennedy. “And I am taking the idea under serious consideration.” Despite just running for office, Corsetti remains a bit of an enigma to many political observers. During the campaign,…

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Lessons from a successful Florida mayor

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Jeb Bush is mad at Rick Baker. Well, not really. But the former Florida governor wanted to see the mayor of St. Petersburg aim for statewide office ā€“ say, governor ā€“ but Mayor Baker has declined. His children are in middle school, and he didnā€™t want to be away from home doing so much campaigning. At age 52, Baker doesnā€™t exactly qualify as one of the ā€œgreen shootsā€ of a Republican Party that is trying to reinvent itself nationally. But…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts ā€” FloridaPolitics.com ā€” I knew that one

Retailers back Richard Corcoran in H-45

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Republican Richard Corcoran has claimed the Florida Retail Federation’s backing in his House District 45 race in 2010. Rick McAllister, President and CEO of the Florida Retail Federation, had this to say: “The Florida Retail Federation is pleased to support your candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives, District 45. We believe that you will prove to be a strong voice for the retail business community in your district, and for the state.”

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Democratic state Sen. Arthenia Joyner joins prominent GOPer Mary Ann Stiles firm

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Democratic stateĀ Sen. Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) recently joined the law firm Stiles, Taylor and Grace, which is headed by Mary Ann Stiles, a widely-respected, but prominent Republican who has pushed for a referendum that would give voter approval to the creation of an elected county mayor post. Stiles is a major contributor to Republican candidates and causes (actually Stiles gives generously to both sides, just much more often to the Rs).

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Horrible news: Jim King moved to Hospice

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We received news today that Senator Jim King has been moved to hospice. While I have no inside information about this development, usually a move to hospice is not a good thing. Iā€™ve thought a lot about Senator King in the last few months. He was among the first politicians I met when I came to Florida. I consider him to be one of the good guys. My experiences interviewing Senator King have always been exceptional. The first time we…

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Charlie Crist finalist for Club for Growth’s ‘Comrade of the Month’

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Charlie Crist is a finalist for this month’s Comrade of the Month by the Club for Growth, which writes: “Crist signed a no-tax pledge when he was running for governor of Florida a few years ago. Now, as the state’s top elected official, he has proceeded to break that very pledge by signing a tax hike into law last week as part of the state budget. But Crist didn’t stop there. Earlier this week, he signed another tax hike…this time…

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