Marco seals the deal: Marco Rubio explains family and loyalty to Charlie Crist
Marrrrcooo~ RUBIO!!! Orange Crush is finished.
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FL Senate – Former FL GOP Chairman Jim Greer arrested…
Update 2: The Hill has a breakdown of the charges which include grand theft, fraud and money laundering.
Update: Orlando Sentinel has more:
…The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has scheduled an 11:30 press conference.
Greer resigned from the party in January, under fire for lavish spending and for an undisclosed fundraising contract that paid him and his executive director, Delmar Johnson, $199,000 in 2009. According to the RPOF, $125,000 of that went to Greer. New party chair John Thrasher had requested an investigation of the deal, and Attorney General Bill McCollum turned the case over to FDLE….
oh boy. This is the joker who Crist put in there who resigned after trying to ‘help’ Charlie by releasing Marco’s credit card records…FOX broke it but no word on the charges yet…is it possible this is why Holder shunned the FL A.G. yesterday? (he met with MISS LA AL AGs but not FL) I dunno.
We support Marco for this seat. He is our ‘first’ conservative :0)
Update: Message from Team Rubio: May 12th is Shameless Politicians Day!
Update: the new video from Team Rubio h/t Ed at HA
Sorry Charlie! Crist tries to call Rahm, gets the brush-off, decides to lose to Rubio as an Indy….
I have long thought Charlie Crist and Jennifer Granholm are on the’ favor’ list for Team O as they helped block revotes in FL and MI in the Democratic primary.
Granholm keeps listing herself as a possible SCOTUS pick and Charlie apparently has been trying to call the WH and get an Ambassadorship or perhaps confirmation that Obama and the DNC would not help Meeks too much and let Charlie have the Senate seat in FL…
Marc Ambinder reports:
Charlie Crist, soon to be independent Senate candidate from Florida, tried to reach White House chief of staff Emanuel through intermediates. WH refuses to take the call. Dems plan big talent/money blitz for Kendrick Meek.
What’s Crist up to? Might he be interested in cutting a deal to caucus with the Democrats if they chase Meek from the field?
Who knows? But the most plausible path to victory for Crist is if Meek backs him. That’s a real possibility, I think, later in the game if Rubio and Crist are each getting about 40% in the polls and Meek is getting about 20%. But, as voters get to know the lesser-known Rubio and Meek, it’s probably more likely they emerge as the frontrunners and Crist fades as election day approaches….
Of course O and Rahm aren’t taking Charlie’s calls and even if they were, O has lost his cache, especially in Florida where they hate the health care bill more than most of America.
Marco is going to kick Charlie’s axx come November….it will be sweet schadenfreude for this Hill supporter and Rubio fan!
Update: $860,000! FL Senate: Moneybomb for Marco!
Update 4: we did it! with DeMint’s moneybomb and the stimulus moneybomb we passed the target! From the Rubio Campaign:
This week, we marked the first anniversary of the Crist-Obama stimulus rally by achieving our goal of raising $1,000 for every $1 billion wasted by the stimulus plan. With your help and the support of Sen. Jim DeMint’s Senate Conservatives Fund, we raised more than $860,000 in just 10 days from 11,000 donors through the Stimulus Bomb. Together, we sent big government proponents like President Obama and Governor Crist a message that we cannot continue spending money we don’t have and that a return to limited government principles is what will make America strong and prosperous. With the primary still 6 months away, now more than ever we must promote conservative values and endure in our efforts.
In Case You Missed It:
- Charlie Crist has repeatedly declined requests from Marco for a debate of the issues and ideas most important to Floridians. This week, FOX News tried their luck by inviting both Marco and Crist to participate in a nationally televised debate on March 28th. Marco immediately accepted, while Crist remains undecided.
- On Wednesday, FreedomWorks PAC marked the one year anniversary of the Crist-Obama rally with their own rally, which featured Marco. You can watch a short excerpt of his speech here.
- This week, we also launched a new text messaging campaign. Don’t forget to sign up for updates on your mobile phone by texting MARCO to 69467.
Update 3: 2/11- Results of the moneybomb to be released at noon EST today!
Update: 9:21pm EST: WooHoo, we are almost there! $708k so far!!!! Sheer awesomeness!
Update: 9:50am EST: I had a hard time getting through to make my donation, a great sign! Everyone please give what you can!
Today’s the day! Please try to find some cha-ching for Marco, every bit counts. My $7.87 may not be much, but if enough Americans pitch in we can make a difference!
Courtesy of MarcoRubio:
With the February 10th anniversary of the Crist-Obama stimulus rally coming up, Marco launches a Stimulus Fundraising Bomb with a goal of raising $787,000 – $1000 for every $1 billion wasted on the stimulus. Learn more at www.StimulusBomb.com
Marco spoke at the 2010 Freedom Forum in January:
And hey! It’s Time to Start the Countdown!
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