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Charlie Crist: the Tea Party is a ‘positive’

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The Hill’s J. Taylor Rushing recently spoke with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist about the loneliness of his Independent Senate bid, his decision to keep his old party’s donations and the strength of the Tea Party movement. Here’s the latest installment: Crist has kind words about the Tea Party movement that has buoyed the Senate candidacy of his one-time GOP primary opponent, former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, but he also notes that the movement’s strength has not really been tested yet. “It’s…

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Charlie Crist says he’s ‘lonely’ on the campaign trail

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says it is “very lonely” running as an independent. Since he quit his party, Crist says he has discovered that people he thought were friends turned out to be only Republican friends, who dropped Crist after he left the GOP. Crist has lost so many campaign staffers that his sister is now running his third-party effort. “When you’re not affiliated with a party, it can be very lonely, particularly initially,” Crist told The Hill in an…

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Charlie Crist says he’s ‘lonely’ on the campaign trail

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says it is “very lonely” running as an independent. Since he quit his party, Crist says he has discovered that people he thought were friends turned out to be only Republican friends, who dropped Crist after he left the GOP. Crist has lost so many campaign staffers that his sister is now running his third-party effort. “When you’re not affiliated with a party, it can be very lonely, particularly initially,” Crist told The Hill in an…

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Kendrick Meek: ‘I think Charlie Crist’s bid will eventually help me’

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Kendrick Meek believes Charlie Crist’s independent bid will help him win a seat in the US Senate. “I think [Crist’s bid] will eventually [help],” Meek said. In a brief interview, Meek told The Hill many voters in Florida “don’t know I’m running” because he hasn’t gone up with campaign ads yet. He said Crist and Republican Marco Rubio will split the GOP vote, noting there are 750,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in Florida. Asked if the Democratic Senatorial Campaign…

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Kendrick Meek: ‘I think Charlie Crist’s bid will eventually help me’

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Kendrick Meek believes Charlie Crist’s independent bid will help him win a seat in the U.S. Senate. “I think [Crist’s bid] will eventually [help],” Meek said. In a brief interview, Meek told The Hill many voters in Florida “don’t know I’m running” because he hasn’t gone up with campaign ads yet. He said Crist and Republican Marco Rubio will split the GOP vote, noting there are 750,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans in Florida. Asked if the Democratic Senatorial Campaign…

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Kendrick Meek gaining Big Mo? The Hill moves Florida Senate race to ‘Toss-Up’

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From The Hill: The open seat in Florida, currently held by placeholder Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.), is looking more and more like a potential Democratic pickup opportunity. As the race stands now, former state House speaker Marco Rubio is likely to be the GOP nominee. And Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.), unlike in early polls against Gov. Charlie Crist (R), is polling close to Rubio in some cases. Rubio has also begun to take his bumps over some personal financial issues,…

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Kendrick Meek gaining Big Mo? The Hill moves Florida Senate race to ‘Toss-Up’

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From The Hill: The open seat in Florida, currently held by placeholder Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.), is looking more and more like a potential Democratic pickup opportunity. As the race stands now, former state House speaker Marco Rubio is likely to be the GOP nominee. And Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.), unlike in early polls against Gov. Charlie Crist (R), is polling close to Rubio in some cases. Rubio has also begun to take his bumps over some personal financial issues,…

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