Category Charlie Crist
Monday Musings – AFL-CIO Crist Endorsement, Journalism Ethics, Higher Ed and the Governor’s Race, Gun Violence, Crist’s Cuban-American Problem
I’m not going to pretend that the endorsement of the AFL-CIO of Charlie Crist makes any sense at first glance. Crist was simply against labor all along, as Governor and as a member of the Legislature, and the AFL-CIO choose not to endorse him 5 different times and he has nothing substantive to show that […]
How does the FEA Endorsement of Crist Impact Legislative Races and Behavior?
When the Florida Education Association (FEA) endorsed Charlie Crist for Governor a few weeks ago despite his checkered record on public education issues, many liberals lamented how this impacted his primary opposition Senator Nan Rich who has a positive record on public schools and education. I however had viewed the FEA endorsement of Crist as […]
Charlie Crist’s Worrying Poll Numbers
Earlier this week, Peter Schorsch had an excellent analysis of Governor Crist’s sagging poll numbers among key demographics. Much of this has been largely under-reported in the mainstream press. While a sense among Democrats continues to prevail that Crist is the favorite to win this fall, the polling trends indicate otherwise. Here are my biggest […]
Miami-Dade’s Hot 7 and the Failures of the Democratic Pipeline
On Monday, to great celebration and a shiny fancy press conference, the Miami-Dade DEC announced they had candidates to run against all of seven Miami-Dade Republican state legislators. There was even an adorable little catchphrase to chant: “No More Free Rides!” pointing out that this was the first time in history that Democrats have ever […]
Should Nan Rich Drop Out? Final Poll Results and Analysis
On Monday, we asked the question whether Nan Rich should withdraw from the Governor’s Race? Our readers have spoken resoundingly by more than a two to one margin that she should not. The poll results shown below have deleted any second votes by readers and thus if you voted more than once from the same […]
Poll: Should Nan Rich Withdraw from the Governor’s Race?
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 […]
What if Crist had stayed put in 2010?
The venerable and incomparable Steve Bousquet asked the question in the St Pete Times the other day what would have happened in Florida had Crist run for reelection in 2010? My view is that Crist may have as Bousquet stated stayed a moderate Republican, at least nominally. But it is also entirely possible with the Tea Party […]
Crist calls for Shinseki resignation in VA Scandal
Charlie Crist stepped out on Thursday calling for Department of Veteran’s Affairs Secretary General Eric Shinseki to resign in wake of the growing VA scandal. Crist said: “I appreciate Secretary Eric Shinseki’s service to his country, and while we don’t know precisely what happened here, we do know that there must be accountability and confidence […]
In the governor’s race, where are some Florida progressives?
With the Florida Democratic Primary for Governor only a few months away, many prominent progressives have been quiet regarding the primary. While many Democrats have different reasons for getting involved in the primary process, some who would naturally be supporting a progressive candidate and not a long-time Republican officeholder have been strangely silent. Democrats have […]
Monday Musings: FEA Endorses Crist, Matt Gaetz’s reefer madness, Infrastructure development, Anti-Americanism and Islam in India post election , RPOF (again) obstructs redistricting investigation
The Florida Education Association endorsed Charlie Crist for Governor on Saturday. The recommendation was long expected. The state’s teachers’ union has been concerned about the continued assault on public schools under the Scott Administration and the current legislative leadership. However, many activists have questioned the FEA’s endorsement based on Crist’s previous record on issues related […]
The Florida Squeeze 