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« on: September 10, 2010, 02:46:04 PM »

Called it months ago.
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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2010, 03:15:00 PM »

Honestly, for someone who has no chance at winning, Meek has been campaigning very well since the primary and is pulling Crist down among Democrats(Clinton coming also helped him out). If Greene had won the primary this race would have taken a very different shape..

Meek is actually a decent person, IMHO.


Roll Eyes Found a real conservative you support yet?

My reservations about Rubio were last year, and were because of what appeared to be lack of any chance of winning either the primary or the general. That changed. It had nothing to do with ideology at all. I have been saying Rubio would win a three way since Crist jumping was first being spread as a rumor and once he bounced, I said he would eventually collapse, "deflating like a balloon", I beleive was the exact line I used.

This charge is also absolutely ridiculous considering I backed both Lee and Miller in their primaries against incumbent Senators, I backed Toomey from day one of his entrance against Specter way back in early last year. And I even reluctantly endorsed your worthless GOP nominee for Governor. So, BACK OFF!!!

I have other metrics beyond ideology in choosing who to pick in primaries to support. I won't back any challenger just because he is more conservative then his opponent, The incumbent has to be really horrible, the state has to be red enough to support the challenger and the challenger mustn't be straight out of the funny farm like Angle and O'Donnell apear to be.
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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2010, 04:52:47 PM »


Did he actually support Crist? It's been so long since he had an endorsement list up, I've forgotten.

No, I did not. There was a time mid last year, when it appeared I would be forced too as Rubio didn't appear strong enough at the time to dislodge him and I posted as much on the forums. Whether people misread that into support for Crist in the primary is not my problem, nor my concern.

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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2010, 08:16:46 PM »

Rubio isn't a bad candidate even though I would have supported Crist. It's not a surprise that he's pulling away as Crist isn't as popular as he needs to be to be able to win as an independent. I expect Rubio to win comfortably.

Rubio is an incredibly talented candidate. He evokes controlled, reasoned passion, and is very articulate. Of all the insurgent primary winners, he is in a class by himself really.  It is too bad that I think he may be ethically challenged. Such is life.

Crist has closer connections to Jim Greer who was actually arrested.

Hopefully Floridians are realizing that Crist is an establishment hack who had the support of the elites of the FL GOP including as you mentioned, connections to Greer over Rubio in the primary.
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