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National Review: Is a comeback in store for Charlie Crist

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  Last spring, Charlie Crist seemed to have it all: popularity, a sharp tan, and a surefire ticket to Washington as Florida’s next U.S. senator. Now the Republican governor is struggling mightily to catch up with conservative Marco Rubio, a former speaker of the state house, in the Sunshine State’s GOP Senate primary. With six months until the vote, Crist spoke with National Review Online about his flagging campaign, Rubio’s rise, President Obama, and the future of Republican politics. Crist…

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It’s only February, but have the U.S. Senate candidates already jumped the shark?

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This last week, I cruised around the Bahamas, soaking up the sun while downing frothy boat drinks. Not once did I think about Charlie Crist or Marco Rubio or Kendrick Meek. What a vacation! But now that I’ve been home for a few days and read through my Google Alerts, I have this sinking feeling that the candidates for U.S. Senate are about to jump the shark. And it’s only February. In the course of a week, the supposedly media-savvy…

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It’s only February, but have the U.S. Senate candidates already jumped the shark?

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This last week, I cruised around the Bahamas, soaking up the sun while downing frothy boat drinks. Not once did I think about Charlie Crist or Marco Rubio or Kendrick Meek. What a vacation! But now that I’ve been home for a few days and read through my Google Alerts, I have this sinking feeling that the candidates for US Senate are about to jump the shark. And it’s only February. In the course of a week, the supposedly media-savvy…

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The Marco Moneybomb

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From National Review: Sen. Jim DeMint — a.k.a., “Wellington,” since he appears to be winning the Battle of Waterloo — writes his supporters: I am writing to ask you to help build support for former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio who is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate against Governor Charlie Crist. The Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) is launching a “moneybomb” today for Marco Rubio that is set to go off on February 10, the one-year anniversary of…

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