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Mitch Perry: Just who is Charlie Crist’s base anymore?

Posted by Mitch Perry on Aug. 18, 2009, at 4:21 pm

By Mitch Perry
PoHo contributor
Mitch Perry is the anchor of the WMNF Evening News on 88.5 FM community radio.

Despite the censure vote on Governor Charlie Crist last week that evenly divided Palm Beach County Republicans (it failed to pass as the group deadlocked at 65 votes apiece), the head of the Palm Beach County Republican Executive Committee says his membership is united.

They’re ALL disappointed in Governor Crist. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Aubrey Jewett, Barack-Obama, bobby jindal, Charles Canady, Charlie-Crist, Chris Ingram, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, Senator Mel Martinez, Sid Dinerstein
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Forget saying ‘Sorry Charlie’ and start saying ‘Senator Crist’

Posted by Chris Ingram on Aug. 11, 2009, at 6:25 am

The good ol’ boys have a plan to make it so…

By Chris Ingram
PoHo contributor

My prediction has now come true. Mel Martinez is resigning his senate seat. Give it a couple of days, and I expect you’ll be reading about our oh-so-tanned governor announcing he is appointing himself to Martinez’s seat because (sorry to John Morgan), he’s “for the people.”

Yes, this is legal. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: bill mccollum, Charlie-Crist, Chris Ingram, elections, Florida, LeRoy Collins, Marco Rubio, mel martinez, Politics, us senate, voters
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Paula Dockery could challenge Bill McCollum for Republican governor’s nomination in 2010 election

Posted by Mitch Perry on Jun. 1, 2009, at 2:10 pm

By Mitch Perry
PoHo contributor
Mitch Perry is the anchor of the WMNF Evening News on 88.5 FM community radio

Last week, Lakeland State Senator Paula Dockery said she was seriously contemplating
a run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010.

Apparently, she didn’t get the edict that party Chairman Jim Greer issued recently that all good Republicans should get behind Attorney General Bill McCollum’s candidacy.

But as far as Republican consultant (and soon to be PoHo contributor) Chris Ingram is concerned, Dockery’s possible entrance into the race is a good thing.

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Tags: adam putnam, bill mccollum, Bill-Clinton, Charlie-Crist, Chris Ingram, Jim Greer, Paula Dockery, politico, Rush-Limbaugh, Sonia Sotomayor, Susan McManus, William March
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Mitch Perry: Just who is Charlie Crist’s base anymore?

Forget saying ‘Sorry Charlie’ and start saying ‘Senator Crist’

Paula Dockery could challenge Bill McCollum for Republican governor’s nomination in 2010 election

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