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Florida Extends Voting Hours
Politics Daily —
... As you know, early voting is under way in Florida and the turnout has been impressive. Today Governor Charlie Crist ordered poll hours extended from eight hours a day to twelve. Great, right? More democracy at hand for the good people of the Sunshine State! But because nothing is not politicized these days, as Ben Smith points out, the move has angered some in the GOP, who see ...
Crist vs McCain
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
The man McCain snubbed for veep snubs back. And angles for leverage with an Obama administration.
Panic in Boca Raton
Martini Revolution —
Per Ben Smith at Politico:
Florida Governor Charlie Crist, to the shock and dismay of Florida Republicans, just moved to extend early voting hours, a move likely to widen the Democrats’ lead under a program on which the Obama campaign has intensely focused.
“He just blew Florida for John McCain,” one plugged in Florida Republican just told me.
Needless to say, McCain cannot win without Florida, one of several critical (for him) states where he is trailing and where early voting appears to favor Obama. ...
Florida Guv Crist (R) gives Obama an assist
Daily Kos —
Weird. Florida Governor Charlie Crist, to the shock and dismay of Florida Republicans, just moved to extend early voting hours, a move likely to widen the Democrats' lead under a program on which the Obama campaign has intensely focused. "He just blew Florida for John McCain," one plugged in Florida Republican just told me. It's weird that Crist would take an action so clearly detrimental to his party's chances. One could argue that it's Crist's "F.U." to McCain for not picking him for veep, but Crist has taken actions like ...
A glimpse into the Republican psyche
HorsesAss.Org —
More bad news for McCain:
Florida Governor Charlie Crist, to the shock and dismay of Florida Republicans, just moved to extend early voting hours, a move likely to widen the Democrats’ lead under a program on which the Obama campaign has intensely focused.
“He just blew Florida for John McCain,” one plugged in Florida Republican just told me.
That Gov. Crist “blew Florida for John McCain” by making it easier for citizens to cast their votes, tells you everything you need to know about ...
you're a good man, charlie crist
skippy the bush kangaroo —
ben smith reports, gov. crist has extended early voting hours in florida: this is a very big deal: florida governor charlie crist, to the shock and dismay of florida republicans, just moved to extend early voting hours, a move likely to widen the democrats' lead ...
Props
Suburban Guerrilla —
To Charlie Crist.
Charlie Crist Ruins John McCain’s Chances In Florida By Letting People Vote
Wonkette » top —
... This is good for Democracy, but bad for Republicans. Ben Smith writes, “‘[Crist] just blew Florida for John McCain,’ one plugged in Florida Republican just told me.” ...
10/29: Fighting To The Finish
Blogometer —
... : "On CNN today, McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin said workers who already receive health insurance from their employers would not take advantage of McCain's offer of a $5,000 tax credit to buy their own coverage. 'Why would they leave?' Holtz-Eakin asked. 'What they are getting from their employer is way better than what they could get with the credit.'" MCCAIN II: The Netroots Heart Crist Liberal bloggers are praising McCain surrogate/FL Gov. Charlie Crist for "extend[ing] early voting hours" -- a decision that FL GOPers believe will benefit Obama: MCCAIN III: Joe The ...
Charlie Crist and Voting Rights
PoliGazette —
Governor Charlie Crist has caused quite some annoyance and general stress for Republicans for having extended hours for early voting from 8 to 12 hours daily, given the huge numbers of people who appear to wish to vote early.
There is some muttering that the real reason behind the extension is that Crist is bitter because he was not picked for VP.
But this explanation ignores the fact that Crist didn’t just become a convert to voting rights, he has supported them for some time.
He’s also not new to taking heat from ...
