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UPDATED Rooting for Charlie Crist in 2010

Posted by PETE ABEL, Managing Editor in Politics.
May 12th, 2009 | Comments

I am. Here’s why.

And while his race for the GOP nom may not be an easy one — I wouldn’t bet against him given the endorsements he has already lined up.

  • jwest
    Pete,

    Don’t you think the Dems will wait until Crist is the candidate, then pile on with homosexual rumors? Liberals are non-judgmental of everyone except republicans (and libertarians, and black conservatives, and beauty contest winners, and..... oh, you get the picture)
  • Pete Abel
    Jwest -- They might. But I'm not sure "dirty tricks" -- by Dems or Republicans -- will be able to stop Crist. He seems to be that unusual blend of the "best of both worlds/parties" and while approval ratings can fall quickly, his are in the stratosphere.
  • Pete Abel
    Well ... maybe not the "stratosphere," but still in the two-thirds range (per a Quinnipiac Poll, according to this CNN report: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/crist.se...) -- and that's pretty damn good for such a diverse state.
  • jwest
    Pete,

    He’s about 20 points light of Jeb Bush territory, but probably the strongest in the field to date. It will be interesting if Jeb rethinks his position on a Senate run.
  • Ryan
    Great. A year and a half of "Purge the RINO!".
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