politics.theatlantic.com - 11/9/2009
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It's official: the Club for Growth has endorsed conservative upstart Marco Rubio in Florida's Senate race, over moderate Gov. Charlie Crist (R). This should come as a surprise to no one: Rubio has been accumulating national support from conservatives since the beginning of his campaign. In May, ...
clubforgrowth.org - 11/9/2009
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clubforgrowth.org —
WASHINGTON - Club for Growth PAC today endorsed
Marco Rubio in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in...
Florida. "Marco Rubio is the real deal, one of the brightest young stars in American politics today, and a proven champion of economic liberty," said Club ...
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Club PAC Endorses Rubio in FL-Sen
balloon-juice.com - 11/10/2009
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balloon-juice.com —
*** The closing bits of this WaPo piece
on the NY-23 affair really sums it all up...
: Scozzafava, who was stripped of her Republican leadership position in the New York State Assembly on Monday, says she has no regrets and even leaves ...
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An Object Lesson on Not Being Jerks
tampabay.com - 11/7/2009
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tampabay.com —
By Adam C. Smith and Alex Leary ,
Times Staff Writers In Print: Sunday, November 8, 2009...
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is emerging as the champion of activists fed up with Republicans who don't stay true to conservative principles. ...
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Rubio record diverges from campaign rhetoric
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Crist-Rubio: The Next Bloodbath
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
It's on now.
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Making Florida The Next NY-23?
Oliver Willis —
... The Club For Growth endorses Marco Rubio in Florida, because the current GOP is far more interested in a right wing extremist like Rubio rather than a popular governor like Crist having a shot at federal office. ...
Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
MONDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * The Club for Growth's political action committee formally endorsed Marco Rubio's (R) Senate campaign in Florida this morning, reinforcing expectations of a bitter fight in the Sunshine State over whether Gov. Charlie Crist (R) is right-wing enough for the party base. * While most of the Republican establishment is excited about former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's (R) Senate campaign in New ...
In Florida, the fragmentation begins
Infidel753 —
... , hard-line conservatives have begun officially supporting Marco Rubio against relatively-moderate Republican (and suspected closet homosexual) Charlie Crist to become the party's candidate for Florida's open Senate seat next year, though polls clearly show Rubio ...
David Frum: GOP Headed For "Bloodbath" In Florida
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Frum points out that Marco Rubio, the conservative candidate challenging Gov. Charlie Crist for the Senate, has won an unenthusiastic national following by opposing stimulus funds. He has the endorsement of the Club For Growth. But he's getting little support with actual Florida voters. ...
David Frum: GOP Headed For "Bloodbath" In Florida
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Frum points out that Marco Rubio, the conservative candidate challenging Gov. Charlie Crist for the Senate, has won an unenthusiastic national following by opposing stimulus funds. He has the endorsement of the Club For Growth. But he's getting little support with actual Florida voters. ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/4/2009 — No matter what the final outcome, the NY-23 race has changed the game for Republican primaries. Conservatives across the country are now in a search for the next Dede Scozzafava, the establishment GOP nominee Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman ...
A Star Is Born: Marco Rubio To Headline CPAC 2010
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/12/2009 — It's official: Marco Rubio is The Next Big Thing for conservatives. Earlier today, Lisa De Pasquale, the director of the Conservative Political Action Conference, announced that Rubio will be the keynote speaker for next year's CPAC conference.
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Rubio Touts His Polling: Rasmussen Puts Him Even With Crist
politics.theatlantic.com 12/16/2009 — Conservative Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio is touting a new poll today, conducted by the often conservative-friendly Rasmussen, that shows him in a tie with Gov. Charlie Crist in the state's Republican Senate primary. It's the only major poll ...
Again: Rubio Demands a Debate with Crist
voterubio2010.blogspot.com 12/16/2009 — Charlie Crist does not deserve a chance to represent Florida in the US senate if he does not debate challenger Marco Rubio. Crist started the race above 50% in the polls and Rubio started in single digits. Now that the race is tied 43-43 its time for Crist to give Rubio the respect he ...
Club for growth takes aim at Crist —
CNN Political Ticker 11/5/2009
(CNN) – Fresh off its considerable impact in New York's special congressional race, the Club for Growth is wading into the Republican Senate primary in Florida with a new ad criticizing Gov. Charlie Crist's initial support of President ...
Club For Growth officially picks Rubio —
CNN Political Ticker 11/9/2009
The Club For Growth officially backed Marco Rubio in the Florida Senate race.
(CNN) – The conservative Club For Growth formally endorsed former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio Monday over the Republican Party's choice of ...
2010: Defending their votes —
First Read 11/10/2009
The Hill looks at how vulnerable Democrats who voted for and against the health care bill are starting to defend their votes.
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