Category Charlie Crist
Zest of the Day: Behind would-be Democratic candidate Charlie Crist’s a loose-knit crew of advisors
Charlie Crist is assembling his team of advisers should he run for Governor.
Zest of the Day: Charlie Crist on PolitiFact’s Flip-o-Meter
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Charlie Crist to keynote Hillsborough Dems J-J on May 11- What will he say?
The Hillsborough County Democratic Party has announced former Republican Governor Charlie Crist will keynote the county’s Jefferson-Jackson (or Kennedy-King as they call it) dinner on May 11th. Hillsborough County which is considered a bellwether in Florida elections will be a good test to see whether Crist, a newly registered Democrat will pass a litmus test […]
Angst About Potential Crist Candidacy Growing Among Activists
Charlie Crist continues to dominate the conversation among Democrats across the state. But what a few short months ago felt like an inevitable coronation has turned messy for a multitude of reasons. Knee-jerk pro-Crist reactions among some establishment Democrats including many who leave comments on this website state that the party and its activists should […]
Would A Crist Nomination Prevent Democrats From Making Ethics and Cronyism an Issue?
Charlie Crist is being hailed as a “savior” for the Florida Democrats in some quarters. The Democrats desperate for some sort of statewide success after losing 13 of the last 14 elections for state office (three of those elections were lost to Crist himself), have turned to the former Governor in hopes of reviving a […]
Zest of the Day: Palm Beach Post, Nan Rich Takes Page From Marco Rubio Playbook
Those crowing about Charlie Crist’s poll numbers need only look back a few short years to find another inevitable party nominee in a statewide race crash and burn. That was Charlie Crist. George Bennett has a great piece on Senator Nan Rich’s campaign and its similarities to Marco Rubio’s.
The Myth of Gun Control and Florida Voters Part III
Part I is available here Part II is available here With complete control of the state government, the Florida GOP was growing in arrogance and recklessness in the early 2000′s. The will of the voters clearly expressed by the Kendrick Meek -backed Class Size Amendment was quickly reversed by the majority of legislators while the […]
The Myth of Gun Control and Florida Voters: Part II
You can find part one of the series here Following a successful 2001 legislative session and the horrific attacks of September 11th, the NRA was in the catbird’s seat with regards to Florida politics. Jeb Bush was the Governor and the GOP enjoyed large majorities in both houses of the legislature. Long-gone were the days […]
Charlie Crist and Guns: A Sorry History
The past few weeks I have been struck by the number of Democrats in Florida who are pushing publicly for gun control measures while also talking about the prospects of former Governor Charlie Crist representing the Democratic Party as our nominee in the 2014 Gubernatorial election. Crist has indicated on any number of issues that […]
Zest of the Day: Politico, The luckiest pol in America, Charlie Crist
Today’s Politico article is an insightful. It touches on some of the issues we have highlighted previously as well as some other issues we’ve avoided discussing on this site. It is well worth a read.
The Florida Squeeze 