RINO-sore: Crist loses home county straw poll to Rubio
Roasted
Ouch. Think he gets the message yet?
Via Miami Herald/AP:
Republican activists in Gov. Charlie Crist’s home county voted 106-54 to support former House Speaker Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate primary.
Monday night’s straw poll was the 11th conducted by a county Republican committee and Rubio has won them all.
The fact that Crist lost in Pinellas County, which he represented in the state Senate and where he’s lived nearly all his life, can’t be a good sign for Crist.
Both Crist and the AP story downplay the win as “symbolic” and non-representative. Crist, of course, would be saying just the opposite had the numbers been reversed.
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How about a rejected GOP solicitation form of the day? Reader Scot in Minnesota sent this one in last week:
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RedState’s Erik Erickson predicts Crist will drop out: “‘Mene Mene Tekel Parsin’…The writing’s on the wall.”
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Ohio GOP, take note.
*I’ve been sending those GOP solicitation forms back having Crist in a circle with a line through it and Rubio in a circle with a check mark, and of course, some Bush and McCain pesos; Happy RINO hunting people!
What deadlywit said. Exactly.
That’s gotta hurt…
I really hope Crist drops out and saves the party an acrimonious primary. Republicans slinging mud at each other can only help the Democrats. Of course, he might pull a Scuzzy and endorse the Democrat, but I don’t think he’s that suicidal.
Stay out of primaries, indeed !
Put me on the list of the people who very much like the “stay out of primaries!” message.
I’m sure Michael Steele is already claiming credit for Rubio’s strong showing against his own personal pick. That between telling us to shut up and asking “What does a guy have to do to get fired around here?”
I have informed the GOP, on several forms I mailed back to them, that until they support candidates like Rubio they will not get a dime from me again.
Orange Crist is going to lose to Rubio in August. That is a promise from the conservatives I know in Florida.
1,840 miles from Baudette, MN to Brownsville, TX
2,600 miles from San Francisco, CA to New York City, NY
Each one of us independent Conservatives are creating our own path to Washington D.C. From rejected GOP solicitations to Conservative candidate direct donations to Tea Party rallies. We don’t have SEIU buses, we don’t have cushy government jobs, we don’t have endless government bailout funds like General Motors or AIG. We are too busy working honest jobs, but No longer too busy to Rock the Bus. Time to flip that Obama bus on its ass.
for some reason, the mailers have stopped coming to our house….. nice to know our opinions and $$ matter so much.
NO MORE RINOS!!!!
Go Scott Brown!
With “annointed” GOP nominees like Crist and Scazzafava getting loads of RNC campaign funds the GOP should not be wondering why fundraising is so low. From everyone I talk to it is not that they are not going to donate campaign funds; instead, they will donate it directly to their conservatvie candidiate of choice.
If the GOP will not listen when we tell them “no more RINO’s” with our voices then we will just continue to tell them with our wallets.
The GOP has not figured out the real cause of their problem yet.
I do not agree with Rep. Peter King from NY who says what he is. He’s a moderate/liberal type, but he will tell you. Fine, big tent. He’s okay as far as I am concerned.
The difference with people like Crist is their actions and words are not the same.
Remember “It’s the economy stupid?”
Well, for us it all about integrity. Do not say you support the platform and then expand the deficit, government, and reduce our liberty.
Steele still has no clue.
I haven’t received such a form from John “I endorse Arlen Specter” Cornyn. But, if I did, I’d probably blow my nose on it before sending it back.
If Crist wishes to revive his campaign, maybe he should make an appearance on MSNBC shows where he seems to have a great deal of appeal–say, Olberman’s show or Maddow’s show.
Say goodnight, Charlie.
So sadly true. You think they couldn’t be so stupid to not know, but then one of them ( like Steele) gets on a talk show and opens their mouths and out pops Rino-speak.
Will they ever learn? I think these next few years through 2012 might reveal the truth.
No More Rino’s?????
So Why Are You All Supporting Scott Brown?
A state Senator serving during Romney’s administration supporting and voting for billions in additional spending, millions of dollars in fee hikes, and the utterly broken MassCare system known as RomneyCare.
A man who voted for a property tax hike in his town of Wrentham, purposely overriding proposition 2 ½ designed to keep property taxes limited.
A man who went on air to publicly speak out against ending the state income tax on the 2008 ballot and returning 12 billion dollars back into the pockets of Massachusetts citizens. Claiming that depriving 12 billion from the State coffers is reckless, despite knowing full well that the state spent almost 49 billion in 2008!
A man who proudly speaks of his involvement in RomneyCare, a plan widely endorsed by both Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton.
http://www.rightcondition.com/2010/01/voting-for-scott-brown-and-big.html
I too have noticed no more RNC and committee solicitations; McCain Pesos are working.
That’s gonna leave a mark.
Roll on O mighty wave…..
Tea party goers are really active all over Florida. We had over 3000 at our sleepy town’s last rally.
The NYT Magazine had a decent feature on Crist, Rubio and the Tea Party vs. GOP struggle this past Sunday.
The feature didn’t paint any sort of rosy picture for Crist, that’s certain…except for his complexion, that is.
I think it’s time for Charlie to take that job with the tourist board in Florida.
THIS JUST IN:
http://www.rightcondition.com/2010/01/scott-brown-and-breakdown-of-gop.html
Will We Ever Learn?
I Don’t Think So!!
Could We Learn?
http://www.rightcondition.com/2009/12/interview-with-joe-kennedy-independent.html
YES, but we want more Chaffee’s, Snowes, Spectors…..
RINOitis is nearly as bad a disease as liberalism. Here’s hoping that Florida voters take the necessary step to cure themselves of this scourge!
RINOs joined the democrats’ feeding frenzy, hoping to get a share in the profits and power. Well, gentlemen, the party is over. Time to “pay the piper”.
I wonder how much money the RNC has donated to Coakley in Massachusetts? Surely, they haven’t given as much to Brown…
The RNC is worse than useless!
I also sent in 2 pennies.
I also filled in my full name and address to force them to enter my “donation” into their database.
And…I used duct tape to make them work at the 2 cents.
When I used to be a waiter, getting a 2 cent tip was the worst.
From the customer’s perspective:
A penny for the service.
A penny for my thought.
AmericaFirst…I LIKE how you talk! That is a brilliant post.
Steve…I have been reading your posts on a number of threads now and it is time for me to speak up. You seem to be really really hung up on trashing our one and only chance to get someone elected in MA who would not vote for the health”care” bill and may be our last best hope. I realize that Brown might not be the most conservative candidate. And I realize that you are a purist. I too want the RINO’s gone. HOWEVER, we need to choose when to step up and when to back off. This is one of those times. We need a republican win in one of the bluest states in the Union. Brown is possibly that man. He is a good candidate. Is he perfect??? Of course not. If you wait for perfection, the storm troopers are going to march right over your dead body. I am serious. If Brown wins, and doesn’t represent us well, he can be voted out. But if Coakley wins, we are toast. Why don’t you just back off a bit? Save that rightous fervor for times when it will really do some good.
I agree, this is battle we can win and it will have a net positive effect. Even if he’s a RINO he’s still a long way from Teddy.
In a weird sort of way. I was glad Obama won the election because I knew his “fundamental change” would bring the US to her knees and in the end, bring about the true change we need. Back to freedom, the basics, conservatism etc. A vote for McCain would just prolong this change with a death from thousand cuts. Still, I could not bring myself to vote for him. The Brown vote is a different kind of vote. We are on our knees now and need to start rebuilding our country. To replace Kennedy with evan a Rino is a huge step forward.
Boy, I’m going to go out on a limb and support Steele. Yes, he has made some misstatements, but he is a politician, after all. He is a great face for the NRC and personally, I like him. He is feeling his way in a party that is changing daily. I have no problem with him writing a book and making money from speaking engagements. After all we want people to make money! He is trying to embrace the tea party movement while not alienating the supposed leader of the party, John McCain. This has to be extremely difficult. I say give him a few more months to get the pulse of this groundswell of conservatism.
I have little respect or admiration left for Steele. I had high hopes for him when he entered his current position at the RNC but he is obviously infected with the same disease that infects the rest of the “leadership” in the party.
Steele is no worse than most of them but, in the end, he is no better than them either. The RNC needs clear leadership if it is to ever become relevant in American politics again and Steele cannot provide that leadership.
Wow, mytake!! That was a brave thing to say. PasadenaPhil will be along shortly to cut you off at the knees! I tend to agree with you a bit. I think he is really trying to understand the conservative viewpoint. Unfortunately, I don’t think he is getting it. Is it possible for him to have an epiphany? Perhaps. But he’d better hurry. I like the guy, personally. But he needs to wake up before he loses his job.
give to the candidates of YOUR choice. screw the lobbying crony (_*_)s of the dnc and rnc. btw, aarp has lost a lot of subscribers over their socialist acts.
I say we try to stick together and satisfy our overwhelming need to rid ourselves of the people in power. This can only be done, at the present time, through the Republican Party. I send back their polls( money begs) with expletives and no donation just like the rest of you, but there is a higher purpose. It is to force them to get with the program. Steele is trying to move in the right direction, but is getting criticized on all sides, and of course, it doesn’t help when the Dems and the MSM want to see him fail.
It’s sad when supporting the Repubs is a “brave thing to say” on MM’s site, but I admit I posted with an element of fear.
For those lacking respect for Steele, I think he is a brave man. Have you been to any tea parties? I have never seen any Nazi garb, etc. and I don’t know where the MSM comes up with the pictures, but I have seen a marked whiteness of the crowd. I want to hug every black person I see. It must take guts to come to one of these gatherings if you are black and have been told over and over again that these conservative types are racists.
Don’t worry, mytake. We are mostly bark and no bite. The nice thing here is that you can say what you want and no one can reach across the miles and slap you silly..although there are a few I would like to….never mind.
I agree Michael Steele is brave. He faces constant criticism with a lot of grace. I have to admire that. He is 85% there…he just needs to come all the way over to the light!!
Happy, Thanks for the support, Dopey
Its not too late for the RNC to send Christ money…
Look for the 15% of Steele that hasn’t come over yet to do that.
Of course the overwhelming number of Tea Party attendees are white…the overwhelming supporters of OHbama are black.
Who are the racists, the 96% who voted for their color or the 47% who voted for McNasty?
He is 85% there…he just needs to come all the way over to the light!!
Unfortunately, you could be right! That is why I say, he has a way to go!!
Why? Because he is black? This is also the same guy who has decided the RNC needs to pander to minorities. You can’t out pander the dems no matter how hard you try (and it is such an obvious ploy). The party is open to any who want to join of their own volition. The sooner the leadership figures this out the better we will be. But I am not holding my breath.
I want to like him and I wish I could say I trust him. I don’t. I think he waffles which ever way the issue goes. I’d like to see him come out using conservative words and then, more than that, show he’s a conservative by what he does.
Alas, I see NO EVIDENCE that Steele is trying to move “in the right direction.” If I saw some clear evidence of that I would extend him a little more grace. But I see him “stuck on stupid” and being a RINO in the center of the RINO court!
He might be a nice guy but that is not his title. And that is not what the RNC or GOP needs…
I don’t think Steele is pandering to blacks, but I get your point. But I believe breaking the stranglehold that the Dems have on the black minority puts them over the top in many elections. I have vowed to do all I can to help blacks feel comfortable with conservatives. The more the better. If that is pandering, than so be it. I want this black president out of the White House!
Re-do: I believe we must break the stranglehold that Dems have on the black minority. Their voting block puts Dems over the top in many elections.
Ok, seriously. Is Crist really that orange? We do not need orange RINOs! The ordinary ones are bad enough.
As for the Republican national leadership and Brown, here’s my two cents.
If Brown is elected, we did it. Not the Republican Party, though I’m sure they’ll happily try to steal the credit. They left him hanging out to dry before we picked up the slack. If he doesn’t want to lose his seat, because he will need our help to retain it, he’d better think before becoming the next Snowe.
The National leadership does not have to be replaced. It can be rendered irrelevant. The RNC, NRSC and NRCC are already suffering funding shortages, and their endorsements are meaningless or worse. The grassroots, however, are on the rise. We provide manpower, money, and votes they can’t.
If the trend continues, the committees will become virtually ceremonial. The RINOs will have no help at all, and we will be the ones effectively making the candidate decisions without them. They will become harmless idiots.
Cornyn won’t listen…Now it is the F hag from Calif.
Ms. Cap and Trade and Ms. Health Care….hearts Obama
My husband received his GOP solicitation form yesterday. He threw it in the trash. I didn’t receive one because I’m no longer a registered Republican but an independant. Vote.Them.All.Out!
If there is any RNC-backed candidate who demonstrates what is wrong with the RNC, Crist is it. Taking him, McCain, Fiorina and a couple more down will leave us conservatives in good shape for 2012.