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The Big Loser: Charlie Crist
If Democrats have a bad night tomorrow night it will be a real headache for the White House. But I don't think there's any question that the big loser as of this moment is Charlie Crist and, potentially, a string of other moderate Republicans angling for 2010 nominations. Already yesterday, ...
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: With Republicans grappling with the fallout of an intra-party battle that may... have cost them a House seat, the head of the Senate Republican campaign effort is making a pledge that may ease some of the anger being ... (more) Cornyn: ‘We Will Not Spend Money in a Contested Primary’
Gov. Charlie Crist's popularity slides
tampabay.com — By Adam C. Smith and Beth Reinhard, Times/Herald Staff Writers In Print: Sunday, November 1, 2009 The... bottom is falling out beneath Florida's once hugely popular governor. A new St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald /Bay News 9 poll finds only 42 ... (more) Gov. Charlie Crist's popularity slides
Three Big Questions in NY-23
fivethirtyeight.com — Let me disclaim that the utterly fascinating special election in NY-23 has become nearly impossible to forecast.... Special elections, with their low turnout, are intrinsically pretty difficult to predict. So are multi-candidate races. And certainly, ... (more) Three Big Questions in NY-23
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Liberals' Doug Hoffman Problem
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones — ... Perhaps. Scozzafava's destriction has certainly emboldened conservatives to think that they'll be able to deny another moderate, Charlie Crist, the Republican nomination for Senate in Florida. ...

"The Big Loser: Charlie Crist"
Naked Politics — ... FromTalking Points Memo: "If Democrats have a bad night tomorrow night it will be a real headache for the White House. But I don't think there's any question that the big loser as of this moment is Charlie Crist and, potentially, a string of other moderate Republicans angling for 2010 nominations. Already yesterday, folks on the right who were most vocal in pushing Hoffman's candidacy were explicitly pointing to Crist as their next target and seeming genuinely confident they could deny him the Florida GOP Senate nomination and hand it ...

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