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Charlie Crist: Joe Lieberman was right, ‘I’m much happier now’

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Charlie Crist tells National Review Online that a conversation with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I., Conn.) helped to convince him to run for U.S. Senate as an independent. “[Lieberman] told me that [going independent] is the most liberating thing,” Crist says. “He was right. I’m much happier now, to be perfectly candid.” Crist tells us that he plans to run a “positive campaign” against his two main opponents, Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Kendrick Meek. “I’ll be a happy warrior,” he promises.…

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Charlie Crist declares his Independence

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A year after it seemed he was the man to beat for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate and a virtual shoo-in in the general election, Charlie Crist has seen his poll numbers nose-dive and speculation has run rampant about his chances of surviving a primary against tea-party favorite Marco Rubio, the state’s former House speaker. The 53-year-old governor has scheduled a Thursday evening event in his hometown where he will reveal his plans, though three confidants have said he’s…

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Rasmussen Poll: Marco Rubio leads Charlie Crist 57%-28%

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Support for Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate bid has fallen this month to its lowest level yet. Just 28% of the state’s likely Republican voters support his candidacy now, down six points from March. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters in the Sunshine State shows former state House Speaker Marco Rubio edging up a point from last month to 57%, his highest level of support to date. Three percent (3%) like some other candidate…

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American Spectator: ‘It can’t be much fun being Charlie Crist just now’

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It can’t be much fun being Charlie Crist just now. He’s having to watch his 18-year political career dissolve. And there doesn’t seem to be a thing he can do about it. Timing is everything, or at least the most important thing, in so many areas of life. And Charlie’s political timing has been terrible. At least over the last three years. Thanks to some moderate and liberal stances Florida’s governor has taken since 2007, and some ham-handed attempts to…

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American Spectator: ‘It can’t be much fun being Charlie Crist just now’

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It can’t be much fun being Charlie Crist just now. He’s having to watch his 18-year political career dissolve. And there doesn’t seem to be a thing he can do about it. Timing is everything, or at least the most important thing, in so many areas of life. And Charlie’s political timing has been terrible. At least over the last three years. Thanks to some moderate and liberal stances Florida’s governor has taken since 2007, and some ham-handed attempts to…

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Wall Street Journal: Marco Rubio: Conscience of a conservative

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“They voted for somebody they’d never heard of in Barack Obama because he ran on the platform of a very devoted centrist.” That’s the answer from Marco Rubio when asked about his stunning rise to national prominence as a Republican challenger to a popular Republican officeholder in the key electoral state of Florida. Underlying this strange political season, says Mr. Rubio, is the president’s rapid uncloaking in office as anything but the postpartisan that voters thought they had elected. “Within…

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George LeMieux confident Charlie Crist can still pull off victory

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From The Hill: Sen. George LeMieux predicted Tuesday that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would still win the state’s Senate race, despite slumping poll numbers. LeMieux, a Crist supporter who was appointed to fill the remainder of the term left by Sen. Mel Martinez (R), who retired, said he expected things to tighten in the GOP primary between Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R). “I think it’ll be a close race,” LeMieux said during an appearance on MSNBC.…

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