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Couple of things to note

trkingmomoe — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:45:48 +0000

In reply to Rubio rebuffs Gingrich: Romney is no Charlie Crist

Couple of things to note about Florida politics. Rubio does not poll as high as he used to. That could be because of Rick Scott drag on the Republican party or he appears not to do much for Florida. Charley Christ is still very popular in Florida. He could still run again for Governor. The Tea Party is strong only in a few areas like the Villages and north Florida.

Yup....my Republican freinds

trkingmomoe — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:13:38 +0000

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Yup....my Republican freinds are tired of the primary. The first two debates and straw poll in Florida embarrassed them last fall. They thought it made Florida look bad with the way the audience behaved. Many have said they would like Florida to go back to voting on super Tuesday.

Rubio is a protégés of Jeb

trkingmomoe — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:57:45 +0000

In reply to Romney's patience may prove

Rubio is a protégés of Jeb Bush. Though he did give stump speeches to Tea Party events, his roots are establishment Republican. He is a pretty face they are grooming for the White House. He would not have made it out of Miami with out them. He is pretty much a myth and does their bidding.

Even though he's got the

acanuck — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:03:58 +0000

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Even though he's got the anger part down pat, it seems to me Newt's tea-party cred is almost as shallow as Mitt's. Both could use a Rubio bump in the general election, when keeping the base energized will be crucial. Maybe the new frontrunner was dangling the down-ticket spot, and Rubio blew him off. Perhaps he assessed that Newt will lose, regardless who the VP nominee is.

This is why Newt made the

Elusive Trope — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:11:08 +0000

In reply to Rubio rebuffs Gingrich: Romney is no Charlie Crist

This is why Newt made the comment in his victory speech about the elites in New York and Washington. This is significant 1) if conservatives in Florida think Rubio is now part of the establishment elites in Washington and 2) if many Floridians actually hear the rebuff. Regarding point number 2, the whole issue about campaigning in Florida is about how difficult it is to get one's message out to the whole state, and thus benefits the candidate who has a lot of money to saturate the airwaves. Chances are it becomes a little blip in the flood of election news, commercials, etc. (mixed metaphor?) - in part because a lot of folks in FL are probably tired of the campaign by now and just tuning it all out.

Romney's patience may prove

Oxy Mora — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:52:43 +0000

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Romney's patience may prove to be an asset against a blowhard like Gingrich.

What I don't get is who the hell is a tea partier here? I thought Rubio came in under the tea party label. In any case, he's most likely protecting his potential assignment as V.P.

Hmm, Cuban Capitalism lines

erica20 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:42:25 +0000

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Hmm, Cuban Capitalism lines up with Cayman Capitalism. Florida just got more interesting.

Quite an unfortunate misstep on Newt's part.

A couple of new polls show

Oxy Mora — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:04:35 +0000

In reply to Rubio rebuffs Gingrich: Romney is no Charlie Crist

A couple of new polls show Romney picked up support in the last few days. Romney closed an Intrade deficit of about twenty points overnight.

I thought this part was

Verified Atheist — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:33:37 +0000

In reply to Rubio rebuffs Gingrich: Romney is no Charlie Crist

I thought this part was interesting:

Moreover, he believes his own spin and assumes others share his distorted view of himself and reality.

When comparing him to Romney, it's both a strength and a weakness. Romney (frequently) doesn't believe his own spin, and it shows.