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Marco Rubio: ‘It’s curious’ how Charlie Crist came to oppose Sonia Sotomayor

Published on July 27, 2009 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

From Talking Points Memo: Former Florida state House Speaker Marco Rubio is having a rough time in his campaign for Senate, in which he’s running as an insurgent conservative challenger against moderate Gov. Charlie Crist — but he’s claiming credit for pushing Crist to the right. Crist recently came out against the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court — putting himself to the right of retiring GOP Sen. Mel Martinez, the man that Crist and Rubio are aiming…

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Carl Hiaasen on Charlie Crist

Published on July 26, 2009 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Carl Hiaasen lays in to Charlie Crist, here’s an excerpt: Like his stance against Sotomayor, Crist’s unexpected support for the lax development law disappointed those still clinging to the notion that he’s a different breed. The same fellow who fancies himself a crusader for the Everglades has — if SB 360 is allowed to stand — essentially guaranteed that the remaining wetlands of western Miami-Dade will be paved, dooming any hope for reviving the Everglades. Only as craven political strategy…

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Marco Rubio reconsidering Senate race?

Published on July 16, 2009 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

From National Journal: Two Republican sources said today that even as former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio campaigns for retiring GOP Sen. Mel Martinez’s Senate seat, he has been calling around to top Republican donors and activists in the state to discuss the idea of switching from the Senate primary against GOP Gov. Charlie Crist and into the open-seat race for attorney general, where a serious Republican candidate has yet to emerge. Marc Caputo follows up: The National Journal, with…

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Orlando Sentinel: Upstart Marco Rubio’s Senate run bucks GOP etiquette

Published on July 6, 2009 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

It is hardly the path to the top of the ticket many envisioned for Marco Rubio just a few years ago. The West Miami lawyer, now 38, had a national profile even before he took the gavel as Florida House speaker in 2006. He held “100 Ideas” forums with the likes of the late Jack Kemp and Newt Gingrich. A Senate president predicted his charisma would ultimately lead him to the Governor’s Mansion and White House. Outgoing Gov. Jeb Bush…

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Susan MacManus: Path to the White House runs through the Senate

Published on June 26, 2009 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

From the Washington Examiner: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s diminished political fortunes are shifting the field for prospective 2012 presidential candidates, with a sudden vacancy on the Republican Party’s short list. “It’s way too early to talk sensibly about the 2012 field, but that’s no reason not to do it,” said Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University. Sanford’s admission of an affair Wednesday after a bizarre four-day absence from public duties effectively deprives Republicans of a promising…

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The Hill profile on Kendrick Meek

Published on June 23, 2009 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

When Rep. Kendrick Meek talks about his Senate campaign, you’d never know he trails by 30 points and is being all but counted out by just about everyone who knows anything about Florida politics. “The kind of campaign that we’re running I think will be book material when we’re done,” the Florida Democrat says, adding later: “I think — as a matter of fact I know — that we’re gonna be the biggest story in this campaign.” Far be it…

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Kendrick Meek top recipient of tobacco dollars

Published on June 15, 2009 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

Kendrick Meek has been raking in the tobacco dollars, according to The Center for Responsive Politics. Meek, the presumed Democratic frontrunner in the race to fill the seat of retiring US Senator Mel Martinez, has raised over $30,000 from tobacco interests. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader hailing from Kentucky, is the second highest recipient. No other Floridians make the top 15. (H/t to JaxOnline.)

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Marco Rubio: ‘It’s curious’ how Charlie Crist came to oppose Sonia Sotomayor

Carl Hiaasen on Charlie Crist

Marco Rubio reconsidering Senate race?

Orlando Sentinel: Upstart Marco Rubio’s Senate run bucks GOP etiquette

Susan MacManus: Path to the White House runs through the Senate

The Hill profile on Kendrick Meek

Kendrick Meek top recipient of tobacco dollars

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