UPDATE 5PM ET TUE 6/3 – THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED
Historically, based on empirical evidence, I believe Gubernatorial primaries have been productive exercises for political parties and candidates. By contrast however, a school of thought has developed in Florida Democratic Party circles that having a primary for Governor this year is hurting the party and the prospects to defeat Governor Rick Scott. Every election cycle is different and some have advocated a view that this year it is important for the Democrats not to have a primary. What are the thoughts of our readers?
Answer the poll below and feel free to leave respectful comments. The poll closes at 5pm on Tuesday.
The Florida Squeeze 
Absolutely she should get out of a race that she cannot win. She needs to remember the most important thing is to get rid of Rick Scott. All the resources need to go to the candidate that can win, Crist is that candidate.
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Nancy, you don’t know squat. Not only is Nan going to beat Crist she is our only chance to beat Scott. Charlie will be destroyed by Scott’s highly paid swift boaters. They know where all the bodies are buried. Charlie is fading and Nan is surging. If the FDP thinks they should anoint a candidate instead of letting the voters decide by having debates and primaries I suggest they move to Iran and give the party back to the people.
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stop insulting nancy you putz. don’t fear the black helicopters, joe. you’re too short for them to see. nan has as much chance of winning as you do getting your hair back.
in other words, NONE!
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Hey Bob, glad to see they let you out of your straight jacket. Oh also I’m neither short nor bald. Are you looking in the mirror.
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Joe…..you are so right. I feel that getting rid of Scott is not the most important thing (though I have been wanting that for four years.) the most important thing is to get rid of Scott WITHOUT using unfair tricks. I could easier live with four more years of Scott than live with a Democratic party in Florida which puts force on a legitimate life-long Democrat to drop out of the race.
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Why do you not disclose your personal vendetta against BOTH Rick Scott and Nan Rich each time you mouth off on Facebook?
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I think that giving the people a voice in the primary is Democracy and even more important than defeating Rick Scott. If I am denied my right to vote for the candidate of my choice in a primer, I will choose between the other two, but will not be forced to vote for the Democratic candidate by a party in Florida that is not behaving as a party in a Democracy. I used to think the Democrats were the “good guys.”
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We are the good guys. We’re also trying to be the smart guys, which means we stop hanging on to candidates without a chance.
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#avoteforrichisavoteforscott
Get it trending! Get her out please!!!!
Those who want to win need to make this clear.
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A vote for Rich is a vote for Rich. Nan has more guts than this coward hiding behind an alias. 89 % of Democrats want a debate. The other !! % are on Charlie’s payroll.
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no one is on charlie’s payroll. OMG you are beyond clueless. good job keeping this topic off a great FB page by your obnoxious behavior, btw. were you bullied as a child?
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Half of the party is on his payroll. Sounds like they purposely cut you out. Listen Bob let’s stop talking about each other. You have never said one good thing about Charlie. Here’s your chance.
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he’s going to beat nan, and then beat scott. 2 good things. go charlie!
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Proved my point again.Good luck Bob. May the best Nan win.
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Hey Joe, I heard you were on Team Gelber once upon a time. You know whose team Dan’s on now? That’s right Team Charlie. Because Dan is smart enough to see where our future is.
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Susan, once again you don’t know squat. I have never worked for Gelber and I don’t work for anyone now. I am just a very concerned citizen trying to fight corruption in our political system. The one and only time I met Gelber, he had just come out for Charlie and I told him he was going to need a lot of help carrying Charlie’s baggage. True story.
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This isn’t a monarchy. We need a primary. Look what happened in FL 13. Many of us will feel steamrolled with nor primary.. Nan has many supoporters., j
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This is not a monarchy…..and when someone tries to bully me into voting for any candidate…I consider the bullies to be my enemy.
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The FDP is like a dictatorship. Thankfully democracy will win out in the end.
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This is a quote from a thank you letter from Allison Tant:
“At the Florida Democratic Party, our mission is to recruit, elect and support Democratic leaders who will stand up for Florida’s middle class, fight to strengthen our public education system, protect our land and water and ensure that our state is full of opportunity for the next generation.” end of quote. Not only is this Senator Rich’s platform for the election, it has been the foundation & goals for all of her life. The only way Charlie can win the primary is if Nan with draws and the only way Scott can win is the same way.
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And what does he win? What does the Democratic Party win? Certainly not the reputation as a party that supports Democracy…but a party that wants to win at all costs, honorable or not. I choose to lose with Nan Rich (if that is the result) than win by being forced to support the candidate chosen before the primary by the party.
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Thank you, Sharon, very well said. Nan Rich has stood on, and for, Democratic principles yesterday, today, and will, again, tomorrow!!
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Nan Rich has been in this race for almost two years. She has had plenty of time to build up money and name recognition and develop proposals to improve our state. Instead her poll numbers haven’t budged and it has become abundantly clear that Charlie Crist will be the Democratic nominee. If she really wants to serve our state and move it to the left, she should drop out now and work to elect Crist, not tear down someone who will most likely be the nominee.
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Molly, the reason that Nan Rich has had problems with money and getting her name out there is active sabotage by the FDP, and the DNC. I am a close friends with a few big money donors and the were expressly told to stay away from Nan Rich because the party had already designated a candidate and the media was told the same. This has been going on for over a year as the party was waiting for the 12 month registration clock to run out for Crist. It is beyond disgusting and is one of the reasons that I will NEVER give a dime to the FDP or DNC. What little money I have goes directly to progressives candidates and groups (DFA, PCCC) that truly reflect the principles that the FDP claims to espouse.
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Sounds like she is blaming others for her own campaign’s failures. Trust me, the Republican Party is much better at sabotaging and attacking Democrats than the FDP is. If she can’t persuade progressive donors to support her, how can she expect to beat Rick Scott’s money? If she can’t get her own DEC to support her, how can she claim to have statewide appeal? She is not ready to run for statewide office, and by continuing to stay in the race she is only hurting the party.
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Wendy…I totally agree. I even support candidates in Minnesota and other states before I give to FDF based on their behavior in this election. I will let no party designate who I will support.
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So in a Democracy I have no choice as a Democrat…..Just listen to what I say…I will not be bullied by a party. This is not China or Russia, so stop acting like it. You Crist people trying to get Nan to quit are just making enemies for November. I don’t know about other supporters of lifelong Democrat Nan Rich, but you are making me angry enough to write in her name in November. If you Party Dems want support of Nan supporters….best reduce your insulting statements.
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The good news is, you won’t have to write in her name. It’ll be there right on the ballot next to the box that I’ll be checking with great enthusiasm. Go Rich Go!
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The FDP is trying to rewrite Crist’s history. He deserves a primary.
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He NEEDS a primary to get my vote, and he needs a debate, and his people need to show some respect for his primary opponent, who has a much better record than his in this state. I tell my REPUBLICAN friends that they are so lucky to have the choice of two former Republican governors in November. They kind of laugh and say they they don’t trust either Scott or Crist.
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Let’s look at the TWO Florida Supreme Court justices that Charlie Crist appointed…they vote AGAINST every progressive issue that comes before the court…Canady??? A classic reactionary conservative. Our next governor will appoint a majority on the Floirida Supreme Court. We cannot trust the judgement of either Scott or Crist. Nan Rich for Governor.
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Unfortunately I agree with the writer on both counts….however, the party has lost credibility…apparently party doesn’t matter with Republicans either…..Beverly Young
announced a run in 2016 against Jolly as a Democrat…..It doesn’t appear that
issues matter and the greater good, just personal gain…..Now is time to stop the childish behavior….Crist needs to call for a respectful meeting with Rich…… How much longer are
we willing to settle for the lesser of two……and that money and influence rules….
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Nan Rich’s campaign exists only for certain elements in the Republican Party to bring up scandal and trying damage Charlie Crist in the primary so he’s weak and wounded going into the general. These elements have formed the progressive choice organization as a vehicle to scandal monger.
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Sure Charlie is not as bad as Crist. For sure he is a lot better. But, Nan Rich is the real Democrat. Her record deserves our respect. She has been a loyal Democrat and represented our values beautifully while serving in the legislature. She has several years’ worth of a voting record to examine as if we really needed it. With Crist, the voting record is the total opposite. So, how come so many Democrats are all that exited about Crist? How come Democrats ignore the real Democratic candidate in this race? Something is wrong here. What am I missing? Or, is this just a crazy State?
Sam Feldman
Democracy for America Miami Dade
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Sam…they don’t call us FloriDuh for nothing!!
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Because we want someone who can win. So what that he used to be a Republican. So did Elizabeth Warren. Isn’t that what we want for people to come around? Have you seen the travesty of what’s going on in Tallahassee? The only hope we have is for a governor with a veto to override the horrible legislation coming out today. Nan can’t win. She’s a nice lady and served well, but she has no money and no state wide name recognition.
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Crist does not need Nan to run to bring up scandal in his campaign. If Crist’s reputation would be made “so weak and wounded going into the general” election if Nan continued in the primary…Is he a strong candidate? Nan’s campaign has been very respectful of Crist’s reputation….It is Scott who knows where the bodies are buried and has the money to dig them all up.
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Right on! She is being duped out of delusions of grandeur as are some of her “supporters” and the elected officials irresponsible enough to back her.
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I like that #avoteforrichisavoteforscott
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Normally I would argue that having a primary doesn’t really hurt any candidate it only improves his or her name recognition and gives the victor momentum.
However in this race and in this moment in time…it’s different.
First, Nan Rich is getting slaughtered in the money race (Nan’s $100,000 to Charlie’s $12 plus million) and weather anyone likes it or not, in a state as huge as Florida with 20 million residents, money is everything…and unfortunately that is how every candidate is judged..period. The reality is that with so little money, Nan could barely run a city council or county commission race much less your average State House or State Senate race which averages several hundred thousand upwards to a million plus dollars. Gov and Sen Graham’s daughter, Gwen who is running for Congress in North Florida, has been at it for a year and she has just barely passed the 2 million dollar mark. So with a hundred million dollar Governor’s race staring you in the face against the Republicans, it’s just folly to think that Nan is going to be able to compete vs Charlie Crist against Rick Scott for a statewide Governor’s race.
Second, OK forget the money, how you doing in the polls Nan? Well, there again, Nan is getting slaughtered there too. No even a blip on the radar. Why, because she is running up against a former sitting Governor, with statewide name recognition, who has run statewide multiple times and has held statewide office as Attorney General as well. Charlie’s personal approval ratings statewide show’s consistently that he is well liked by a vast majority of Floridians, especially Independents where most elections are won or lost, no matter what Scott has thrown at him. And Nan is still a little known liberal former Democratic State Senator from the southeast corner of the state. Not where most Floridians are. As opposed to Charlie who is from the key swing central part of Florida.
Third, as you see with candidates who try and run for President from both parties who see the light and drop out after only one or two primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, Nan has to be realistic and pragmatic and as with most sensible, rational politicians of her experience and stature that no matter how much it is going to kill her inside and especially her supporters who are writing here in the previous comments above, she would be far better respected as a true life long Democrat and Floridian who cares about the Party and her state if she would would wake up and the light and smell the roses and realize that it is over for her campaign and her candidacy. I know it’s hard when you have such loyal supporters and when you have put your hart and soul into what you want. But the big picture is that the Democrats need to win the Governor’s race and Nan ain’t hacking it.
As someone who has been in the business for many, many decades, the reality is that politics IS a business. It’s not a sport or a game. There are only winners and losers and there is no prize for second or third place. And Nan, sadly, has already lost the minute Gov Charlie Crist jumped into the race.
And judging by the comments here now and in the past by her supporters, her continuing in the race would only be that of a spoiler that would insure that the worst Tea Party Governor in the history of Florida, Rick Scott, would get reelected. Sadly, I have seen the hatred and vitriolic comments from Nan’s supporters here about how they would sit home and let Scott win and that Charlie is no better than Scott. Well neither of those things are true. Charlie has switched parties to become a Democrat and has embraced the issues and principals and platform of what Democrats care about and believe in weather Nan and her supporters like it or not.
As far a switching parties from Republican to be a Democrat…In Pinellas County for example, there are several elected Democrats holding office today who have switched from being Republicans, County Commission Chairman Ken Welch, State Representatives Darryll Rousoun and Carl Zimmermann and DEC Chair Mark Hanisee. In Hillsborough County few people know that liberal openly gay County Commissioner Kevin Beckner was also once a registered Republican as well.
We as Democrats should welcome anyone who wants to join the “big tent”party with open arms, just like the Republicans did years ago when their ranks swelled when the race was on in the other direction.
That means taking people in that you may not always like or agree with. This is a free county after all isn’t it?
I agree that Charlie is not “perfect” but in the “business” of politics nobody really is. And what the Democrats and Floridians really need right now in Tallahassee is balance and a break in the two decade old stranglehold of Republican Tea Party rule in of every facet of state government in Tallahassee and Florida
So in summary, I do like Nan Rich as a person and as a politician who stands up for what is right and for what she believes in. But unfortunately, Nan does need to drop out now and begin the healing process for herself and her supporters right away and become a part of the Charlie Crist team and unite every Democrat and help take over and remove the Republican scum from some of the large bureaucracy in Tallahassee. Big key Departments like Education or DPR, could use Nan’s talents and abilities to look out for every Floridian’s future. There are a lot of big Republican jobs and races to fill in Tallahassee and Nan could pick any one she wants right now…except Governor.
Nan does not need to be the Ralph Nader who ran in Florida and pealed away enough Democratic and Independent voters that allowed Bush to become President…and we know how that one ended…badly.
We need to unite EVERY Democrat to work together to beat the $100 million dollar Republican onslaught that’s coming and beat the Tea Party once and for all.
Because we’ve done it the Florida Democratic Party’s way for 20 years and it ain’t working. So in Charlie’s case it takes one to know one…so at least we have a fighting chance to win!
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Hey Yellow Dog,
Nan cannot peel votes away. She is running in a primary, not a three way race. Besides, a primary lets the candidate get his name out there and an opportunity to raise awareness. Unfortunately, a Crist candidacy will only guarantee that Scott will win again.
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Yellow Dog you are trying too hard. The only place Nan is going is to the Governors Mansion and you are not invited. You kind of gave yourself away. Time to start looking for another job.
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I don’t want Nan to drop out, I would however LOVE for her to start campaigning and fundraising like an actual viable candidate rather than one pretending.
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Justin, what do you want Nan to do? How about speaking at 230 Democratic events. Leading on every issue. Speaking out and working her ass off. Speaking truth to power. You Know the donors were told who to support. Why don’t you do your job and see why Charlie got a half a million from a Houston front and $200,000 thousand from a Chicago front. Corruption is all over this race and ypur worried about nan’s campaign . REALLY?
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events averaging 15 people? not very impressive new yawk josie. also, who care’s if justin is worried about nan’s campaign? only you. NAN should be worried about nan’s campaign. with supporters like you, she doesn’t need opponents. buffoon you are.
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That jaded, cynical “expert” advice is exactly what turns off so many registered Democrats in Florida.
Everyone knows, duh!, that when Sen. Rich wins the primary, the $ will shift to her. This Democratic primary contest – with its refrain of “she can’t win” is extremely sexist, especially in light of who SHE is and her winning record advancing the Democratic platform in Florida, and who HE is, repeatedly elected AS a Republican. Sen. Rich was elected and relected over a dozen years, the maximum the law allows, to the Florida legislature AS A DEMOCRAT from the Florida county with the largest number of Democrats of any county in Florida. News flash: Democrat primary voters won’t nominate a Republican!
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If Charlie is all that, why advocate removing a basic part of the electoral process, the primary? Oh, wait! It’s Florida, where election outrages also led the U.S. Supreme Court to APPOINT a Republican as president. Why have elections at all?
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Well said YD and in reference to Mr. Kreps, a candidate that does 230 events and has no money to show for it, speaks for itself.
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This race will once and for all and the bunk that the Florida Democratic Party is neutral in primaries. Simply put they have decided to pick a winner and a loser in this one.
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Primaries have many purposes, not just winning in November. It brings party members out, stimulates debate, ideas and encourages communication between party members. It teaches the democratic process to our youth and increases a chance to get involved and support your candidate of choice..
More then that, it helps evolve policies for the ultimate winner, giving value to the issues disagreed upon. Those who wish to short change the process because of costs and a belief that it results in more wins are deluding themselves and miss the point of the democratic process.
Let the process go forward and it works. Begin to play with the rules and you lose balance and fairness and the party ultimately defeats itself. You need not search far, we are in the present state of affairs because we have done precisely that, interfered with our process for years.
If you repeat the same action over and over again and fail then do not expect a different result, if you do, that defines stupidity.
Let the process go forward. Rich and Crist should respect the system, debate each other and agree that the winner will be endorsed by the loser and strengthen the party with unity. Otherwise you should just stay home and let Scott be reelected.
Ben Graber
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Thank you Ben. By the way Nan has said she will support Charlie if he wins the primary. Charlie hasn’t mentioned Nan’s name.
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Thank you, Doctor Ben.
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So we have a bunch of lakhis here accepting the party’s word , a party that has done nothing but loose for 20 years.
Shocking really upsetting.
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Lost despite a majority Democrat electorate in Florida.
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i have a few pairs of lakhis. they go with everything.
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Vote for the person who best represents you, whether that person is likely to win or not. Or, if no candidate represents you, don’t vote at all. If you like Nan Rich more than Christ, vote for her.
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I agree to the point that you should vote for your candiate of choice, but you must choose one! Not voting is NOT an option!
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Yes. Yes it is. It’s an option that the vast majority choose, because the Dems give them funk all to get motivated about in primaries and mid terms. We keep losing, and we wonder why. There is no reason why the GOP should have a district drawing majority that is at risk of needing redrawing before the midterms because of blatant gerrymandering. The Dems outnumber reps here by a good margin. Hell, NPA voters like myself are catching up to the reps quickly. Dems are losing new registrations even faster than the GOP. Why? This, right here, is why.
I’m NPA, and I vote, and I can’t wait for the dems to eat themselves, like the Whigs did. We are so ready for the next Lincoln.
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Please don’t tell me what to do.
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Well I tried. But the continuing negative comments by Nan Rich supporters proves my point…that Nan has to be the bigger person here and drop out and persuade her supporters to support the Democratic nominee in Charlie Crist.
This also proves my second point…this is EXACTLY why Democrats continually loose election after election because they don’t know the meaning of the word pragmatic! They would rather live in Tea Party hell under Rick Scott and cry like babies because they just can’t go to the middle with Charlie Crist. They would rather live completely powerless out on the Progressive-Liberal fringe and keep on loosing and bitching.
The Bushes, Rubios and Koch brothers love you guys! Keep splitting up the already weak Democratic Party and support Nan Rich and we’ll have four more years of Nazi Republican Tea Party suppression!
Change can only happen if you actually get elected into an office where you can accomplish something. Not sitting outside and looking in!
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You don’t get elected by forcing a Democratic primary candidate to drop out…..If Nan loses a primary, I will choose to vote for Scott or Crist. If she is forced out of the primary you can not guarantee a Democratic vote from me. The party would have proved it is no better than the Republicans….and that is a hard thing to admit within hearing of my Tea Party friends and family.
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You would choose to vote for Rick Scott! Seriously?? Are you nuts???
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At least Rick Scott is an honest cheat. Charlie… Charlie and his supporters pretend he’s won, even on a poll he lost. Sorry Charlie. If Nan loses, I’m voting Wylie. Chase the middle all you want, I’m voting left.
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Couldn’t have said it better. If we lose this election, they can look in the mirror.
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Projecting much? Perhaps it’s time the party took it’s own advice, and spent some time on honest self-assessment. I’m loyal to no party, because no party is loyal to me. The two party choice is getting screwed with lube or with saliva, and I’m going to vote for no means no.
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Maybe its time for us to hit the FDP HARD with a social media campaign demanding a primary. I would choose Nan over Crist, hands down. I find it insulting that I don’t get a choice and that he refuses to debate her. What’s he afraid of?
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Losing.
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You will get your chance. Nan has told me face to face that she will not drop out!
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Good luck with that. No one is going to allow our candidate to waste time and resources on a non-candidate. We want our candidate to be smart and strategic.
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Democrats are in trouble primary or not. Republican’s justifiable dislike for Charlie the traitor will insure a good Republicans turnout in spite of Scotts low approval ratings. It is an off year election meaning weak turn out for Democrats. Running Senator Rich out of the race and anointing Charlie will make that circumstance worse. For the party leadership to think that liberal and progressive Democrats will support their choice, a narcissistic arrogant Republican panderer in sufficient numbers to beat Rick Scott is foolishness.
Perhaps the leadership in concerned that Charlie might not survive the primary where turnout is dominated by hard core pay attention Democrats. Charlie needs the support of progressives in our party to have a chance. We are not the Republican party and that support will not be given to him by the dictate of any in leadership. It must be earned and if Charlie wants to earn it he should start be debating Senator Rich.
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Charlie Crist is the true democrat in this race. Without him extending voting hours we have Pres. McCain. Without his strong advocacy for the president last year we have Pres. Romney.
Nan rich by comparison has done nothing. Sure she’s a good liberal vote but that’s about it. Now she seeks an alliance with Gov. Rick Scott and the Republicans in order to stop Charlie Crist and the Democrats.
She needs to be out of this race. If she is a true democrat she will drop out.
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IMO she is a true dem, as is CC. i just met a lady who knows her IRL and said she is very unpleasant and would never vote for her. if people who REALLY know her (not new yawker campaign lackeys like short baldy) don’t support her, how can anyone else?
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You are delusional….Crist the “true Democrat.???” Whatever you’re smoking, I’m sure that it’s illegal in FloriDuh.
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Nan Rich is the true democrat, she’s been Florida’s minority leader for years before Charlie ever became a democrat. Charlie seems to have numerous view changes.
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The last big political “safe bets” were John Kerry and Mitt Romney. How’d that turn out? If Crist can’t take the heat from Rich (and even debate her), how is he going to defend his record against a multi-billion dollar Republican attack machine? He voted to expand vouchers. He’s pro-life. He’s got an “A” rating from the NRA. This election is going to come down to a choice of character, and with that Crist can’t stand against a limp dishrag. Nan Rich for governor; she’s my homegirl!
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How come the hometown DEC isn’t supporting her?
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Susan, the DEC is supposed to remain impartial. What DEC is supporting Charlie?
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Joe Kreps, http://www.postonpolitics.com/2014/04/ouch-democratic-leaders-in-nan-richs-home-county-reject-call-for-primary-debate-with-crist/
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I don’t know if Nan will win. But, it is important that she is a part of the process. The last thing that is needed is to deprive the voters of choices. This should never be solely about the projections of the elitists in either party. Let the voters choose. Both parties have not served the members well by deciding who will be their “chosen one”.
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does everyone forget all the shit crist did when he was governor!! he screwed all us middle class homeowers!! if he runs I will not or anyone I know will vote for him!
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you have polled EVERYONE you know? sure you have. he is running, so there’s no “IF he runs”. try to keep up.
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three down votes for busting a liar. really?
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Better than the 5 paid trolls you guys have downvoting everything else.
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NO. We need candidates in primaries that will get issues out on the table for the presumed winner to have to address. Charlie Crist seems to be & say whatever it takes to get elected. We shouldn’t make it easier for him to skate by until it is a hold your nose match-up between him and Skeletor. Make him get on record about progressive causes by showing him people want progressive candidates by keeping Nan in as long as possible.
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#StandWithNan
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If you don’t believe in the primary process then how is our party less different than those who we say make it harder for people to vote? Although I would not support Crist because his stances on policy and dirty money from a war profiteerer (Yes it was in the NY times), I am so disgusted with FDP. You have lost your way and you have also lost many of the voters.
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Charlie Crist should drop out of the race, He is guy who stands for whatever will get him elected. He needs to come out of the closet first and then grow up before running for anything. He refuses to debate because he knows he will lose. I will never vote for someone who refuses to debate. I am voting for Nan no matter who wins the primary because I am a Democrat who believes in debate and voting someone with a proven record as a Democrat. Crist is the one who needs to drop out of the race and get an honest life.
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YOU ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS FACT!
Republicans and Democratic leadership are making Florida’s governor race a battle between Evil and Evil: Republican governor Rick Scott working for health care industry vs. personal injury lawyers championed by former Republican governor, now Democratic candidate, Charlie Crist.
Scott’s former company pulled off the largest Medicare rip-off in history, and paid a record $1.7 billion in fines (out of profits made by overcharging for health care). Scott walked away with over $300 million. Now one of his many million-dollar donors has state Medicaid contracts worth $1 billion.
Crist’s latest employer is John Morgan of Morgan and Morgan, one of the richest personal injury lawyers in America. Crist has millions in campaign contributions from lawyers who expect him to appoint plaintiff-friendly judges and justices. Among Crist’s former big contributors and buddies is former lawyer Scott Rothstein, now serving 50 years for a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Trial lawyers are a major factor in the outrageous costs of health care, yet provide citizens their only recourse against predatory and sometimes negligent health insurance companies and providers.
Therefore, Nan Rich should stay in the primary, and you all on your part vote for her! This would be the first right step to take.
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Democrats who do not support Charlie Crist are only helping Rick Scott.
What makes Rich a better Democrat than Crist? Simply because she was registered as a Democrat earlier?
Let us look at the here and now. This website likes to live in the past, obsessing about history and Lawton Chiles, etc. That’s the ancient past.
Right now Charlie is as good a Democrat as anyone. If not for him Obama would not have been elected or reelected.
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Charlie campaigned for Obama in 2008? Really?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Jesus, the revisionist history, “Ancient” as you say, it burns!
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#avotefornanrichisavoteforrickscott
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1312 would you be kind enough to identify yourself?
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It isn’t over until it’s over. If you win the primary, you will have the platform to debate and show what you can really do. There is still time–get out there, show them the ways in which you have impacted our state and the people in it–share your vision in a way that will capture the imagination and inspire voters.
Then, with the backing of the Democratic Party and all your supporters, give Scott a run for his money. Let’s show the world that talent, expertise, heart, courage, and mission trump campaign funds.
Thank you, Nan, for all you have done, and all you continue to do, to help shape policy and reform.
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All of you are acting like children. No, Rich shouldn’t leave the race, it’s her decision, and please stop making personal attacks on each other and let’s go back to a real discussion about the Democratic primary.
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So, basically, those who think Nan Rich should drop out do not support democracy.
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Perhaps Charlie’s falling poll numbers are the consequence of more people paying more attention as the election nears. I have never understood how anyone could believe they could sell this washed up pandering politician to Democrats. Well the answer is they can’t but of course they don’t care. Crist v Scott is a win win for the corporatist. It’s big money protecting big money and the Scott campaign practicing rat **** politics. The voters will be left without a real choice if Senator Rich withdraws and thankfully that is not going to happen.
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Charlie is polling within 2 points, which is a statistical tie, despite $10 million of attack ads. Analysts consider that a win for him.
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You people are fools if you don’t see what’s happening out there. This primary is why Charlie is faltering. Get her out of the race and we win!
You want to win or do you want or just make stupid political points?
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Florida needs to be reminded of Crist’s many changes and flip-flops. And yes, Nan Rich should definitely debate Charlie Crist. http://www.thepeopleagainstcrist.org
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Sharon, that’s what we want. People to come toward the light. If you take the time to listen to him now, he is aligned on all the key issues Democrats support. Who cares where he started. It’s where he ended up.
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What light? Republican light? Not gonna happen.
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Nan is a fantastic individual; however we need to beat Rick
Scott therefore our party cannot be divided.
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Obviously the results of this poll show how out of whack those angry at our party are. Anyone who wants her to stay in the race is working for the Republicans.
Either you are a good Democrat and get behind Charlie Crist or you are a bad Democrat or even a Republican stool and support Rick Scott.
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I’m NPA, and always will be, because of folks like you.
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Those arguing that Charlie Crist was once a Republican this website itself has published the rankings from big business of legislators.
Several Democrats in the House and Senate have gotten higher ratings that Charlie Crist would from AIF and the Florida Chamber.
So in the here and now which is 2014 Charlie is a better Democrat than about half the Senate Democrats and better than many House Democrats and those House Democrats of course being the ones causing the party a lot of trouble.
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So many people complain about corporate influence on politicians yet what seems to impress people the most is how much money Crist and Scott are able to raise. Instead of backing the person all I see is praise for financial influence. I don’t believe Nan Rich would sell out to corporate pressure like Crist and Scott and I think that’s why she is not getting any support in the way of contributions. I think both parties are corrupt and this scenario is affirming my suspicions. It will be our loss and a detriment to our natural systems if Rich loses. What a waste. Look at this study/plan that is a revision of a 2010 study about making Florida a global hub for trade. Crist and Scott are cut from the same cloth in many ways. This study answers questions about the reasoning for deregulation, excessive water permitting, new natural gas pipelines, fracking in Florida, dredging Jax and Government Cut in Miami, Adena, new industrial and residential clusters, the regional landfill in Putnam and more. I don’t see any consideration for detrimental effects on the environment in this study.
Click to access MadeForTrade-FINAL-Single-1.pdf
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POLL: Florida Governor 2014
http://poll.pollcode.com/16726962
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