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Another devastating resignation for Charlie Crist: his biggest ‘fan’ is quitting campaign

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It’s a political earthquake in one of the most-watched GOP contests of the year: Gov. Charlie Crist, once considered the odds-on favorite to become Florida’s next senator but now facing fierce Tea Party opposition and lagging in the polls, just lost his biggest fan. Actually, Crist has lost the support of his campaign fan.  Not a person, mind you, but the actual fan that accompanies Crist at his speaking engagements. The Fan, affectionately known to the Governor’s staff and FDLE escort as…

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The sequel to Demon Sheep! Carly Fiorina’s campaign releases another attack ad

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Senate candidate Carly Fiorina’s campaign releases another “Demon Sheep”-esque, eight-minute-long attack Web ad — this time targeting Sen. Barbara Boxer, turning her head into a giant tax-increasing blimp, which crashes into the ocean at the end.

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The sequel to Demon Sheep! Carly Fiorina’s campaign releases another attack ad

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Senate candidate Carly Fiorina’s campaign releases another “Demon Sheep”-esque, eight-minute-long attack Web ad — this time targeting Sen. Barbara Boxer, turning her head into a giant tax-increasing blimp, which crashes into the ocean at the end.

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St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker endorses Jack Latvala for Senate District 16

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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker today announced his endorsement of Jack Latvala for the Florida Senate, District 16 in the 2010 election. “Jack Latvala has valuable experience that will benefit our region in Tallahassee. He accomplished many things for the Tampa Bay area and the state as a whole when he served in the Senate from 1994-2002. He was the driving force to end the water wars in the Tampa Bay area, he was a champion for the environment, and…

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National Journal interviews Marco Rubio about Tea Parties

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Former Florida state House Speaker Marco Rubio got a boost in his bid for the Republican nomination for Florida’s open Senate seat when he was recently endorsed by FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey. Armey, a former House majority leader, and FreedomWorks have tapped into the conservative grassroots, helping to organize what’s now known as the tea party movement. NationalJournal.com recently spoke with Rubio about what kind of relationship he and the Republican Party should have with the tea party movement. Read…

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Charlie Crist has the $$, but Kendrick Meek leads with FB friends, Marco Rubio dominates Twitter

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Can Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio tweet out a Florida Senate win? Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio was recently frustrated trying to get a cell phone signal on a rural stretch of Interstate 10, so he tweeted it. “If I wasn’t a limited govt conservative I would support a law MANDATING better cell phone coverage on I-10,” Rubio typed into his iPhone, one of 10 Twitter updates he made on the roundtrip from Tallahassee to Pensacola. The major Democrat in the race,…

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Bill Young gives F-22s the ole college try

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From the Buzz: As futile an exercise as it may be, Congressman C.W. Bill Young put up a fight today for funding for F-22 fighter jets. The Pinellas County Republican had this to say after a floor speech by defense appropriations chairman John Murtha, who has agreed to follow the Senate and drop the $1.7s billion for seven more aircraft. “Our soldiers tell us that, ‘We’ll go anywhere, we’ll fight whatever battle we’re told to fight, but please make sure…

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