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That was a rough year to live

trkingmomoe — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:46:08 +0000

That was a rough year to live in Charlotte County. I am in a county north of there and has a good Supervisor of Election. I give Crist credit for trying to take on some of the election crap that has been practiced in Florida for years. It was to the point that pitch forks and torches were out.

I agree with you about Steel

trkingmomoe — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:25:01 +0000

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I agree with you about Steel that something is going on there. It will be an interesting to see in what direction the republican party will take with it's leadership after this election. Will it be influenced by the Tea party?

Bill and Kendrick are freinds and I am sure they talked about it when Cllinton was here to campaign for him. Kendrick had to weigh out his options and what was best for Florida. It does make me wonder if a group of high schoolers are running Crist's campaign with some of the moves that Crist has made?

Sometimes I feel that people

Richard Day — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:23:22 +0000

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Sometimes I feel that people like Steele and Clarence Thomas do more harm to minorities in this country that tens of thousands of white racists.

Jamie, thanks for your post.

Oxy Mora — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:45:18 +0000

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Jamie, thanks for your post. It seems that with people like Rove, their disrespect of Steele is palpable.

Thanks for that ground

Oxy Mora — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:40:41 +0000

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Thanks for that ground report. It doesn't look like Crist could win even if Meek dropped out. Plus dropping out is a downer which could spill over nationally. The governorship is extremely important in the mechanics of the 2012 election--I have always felt that if Crist had not extended voting hours in 2008 the results might have been a lot different.

I owned a house in Charlotte county in '04 and had the distinct displeasure of voting there. The lines were horrendous and I'm going to guess 80% Republican. There was a college student ahead of me and a guy had asked her a question and then proceeded to argue with her about Bush. So I had to take him on.

I don't know the quality of the polls in Meek's primary but if they missed the mark on Meek to that extent, I wonder what it portends in terms of the possible under-representation of minorities in the midterm polls in general.

Thanks for that detailed

Jamie Friedland — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:37:31 +0000

In reply to Charley Crist's campaign has

Thanks for that detailed insight. I had initially included a line/link to the various denials of this potential rumor, but the latest report I saw before I clicked post was that the Clinton camp had confirmed it I think? The broader point about Steele stands, but it is clear that there is more to this announcement than meets the eye.

Charley Crist's campaign has

trkingmomoe — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:16:40 +0000

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Charley Crist's campaign has been up to dirty tricks and rumors again. I think this has been about the 5th time since June that his camp has floated rumors that he has talked to various Democratic leadership and has their support. It always ends up in Democrats say it didn't happen or they never talked about that.

Meek has a long and personal relationship with the Clintons. He was Bill's escort when he was in the Highway Patrole. When Hillary was running for president, Meek was her introductory speeker on the campaign trail. He stuck with her until the end. So as soon as I heard this last rumor I knew it was straight out of the republican dirty tricks play book. Many of us that are democrats in Florida knows this.

There was a campaign commercial many years ago done by some one that was running against Crist, that had Crist dancing all over the place. It always stuck with me and it sure has turned out to be very true. It has been long enough ago that I don't remember what the race was for.

Right now in Florida there is early voting going on for the last two weeks. Also many elderly vote by mail and did so this month. Crist is listed down in 9th place on the ballot for Senator after the libertarian, socialist, and other assortment of canidates. This could hurt his votes from the elderly and people who don't pay much attention reading the ballot. Crist has no party to support him with a ground game and GOTV. Right now the parties are working hard with GOTV. I went to both Rubio and Meek rallies to see them in person but I never saw hide nor hair of Crist. He only was here locally in private events that was covered in the news. He has ran his campaign mostly on national MSM. There is a lot to be said for retail hand shaking politicking.

The prize here in Florida is the governor's seat because of redistricting. This is a large state and will effect the House and peel off some of the republicans that Bush gave an advantage to 10 years ago. So the dems need the votes that Meek's coalition brings to the election for close races. Many of these voters will stay home if Meek isn't there to vote for. The polls missed a 20+% spread in the primary Meek won. So who says the polls are getting to those voters this time to count? I am not saying there is a chance he will pull this off but that chunk of support that is under the radar is important to the democrats.

This last rumor is a sign that Crist campaign is getting desparate. No matter how much I dislike Rubio, I can't come up with a reason to vote for a republican weather vane like Crist. Being a Florida common sense voter, my common sense tells me Crist is going to lose too. I am holding my liberal/progessive head up high and my vote went to Meek. He has earned it. Win or lose he is doing more good for this political cycle then given credit.

Yeah. Politics as usual.

Jamie Friedland — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:33:38 +0000

In reply to Great point you've made,

Yeah. Politics as usual. Although to be fair, watching all these Democrats distancing themselves from the few things they actually have gotten through the Senate isn't that dissimilar. If that's what it takes to keep D's in office, so be it I guess, but I can't help but think that if we could somehow raise the level of the national discourse we wouldn't have to watch people pander like this.

Great point you've made,

LisB — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:25:41 +0000

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Great point you've made, Jamie. I dunno....is it just me or does it seem like Steele and, um....Palin....and, um....O'Donnell......(the list goes on)....they plot out their future based on how best to cover their ass and still get ahead. They look at everything based on "what's in it for me?" and then proceed accordingly and somehow manage to get away with it.