Mark your calendars, folks
The primary race for the GOP candidate for Senate in Florida is all but over today, February 3, 2010.
Charlie Crist announced today that he supports the census counting illegal immigrants. From Ed Morrisey:
Sometimes one has to wonder whether Charlie Crist really wants to win his primary battle against Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination to contest Florida’s open Senate seat. When Rubio endorsed the conservative and mainstream national GOP position that the US Census should count only legal residents and citizens, Crist decided to differentiate himself by supporting the count of illegal immigrants — as a means to get more pork from Washington
It sure does smell like "laying the groundwork for a Senate run as an Independent" around here, doesnt it?
More from the Shark Tank.
Never had I felt so optimistic about a new year in the way I've felt about this one. This is just one more reason.
THIS IS GONNA BE ONE GREAT YEAR!
Val could you briefly describe what would be necessary for Charlie Crist to run as an independent? Specifically, would he be required to pay back any received money to the Republican Party that he has already spent? I assume that funds raised by him will stay with him... but the funds in the general coffers, will stay with the GOP.
Toomey forced Specter to give back hundreds of thousands of dollars from what I understand.
Maybe, maybe.