Republicans in Florida have made their first major attack on one of the other two candidates in the race: Former Republican governor Crist. The statement from state Republicans came on Saturday and was based on an audit done by Alston and Bird LLP. The Republican Party alleges that the audit shows that Crist, former state Republican chairman Jim Greer, and former executive director Delmar Johnson were involved in unnecessary and extravagant spending at the expense of the party. State Senator John Thrasher said Greer and Crist could each owe over a hundred thousand dollars to the party. Thrasher did not provide any numbers or documents to back the claim, but says the party may sue to get the money back. All three of the aforementioned former party members have come out and said that the claims are slanderous and a ploy to hurt Crist in the polls.
Most polls show a fairly tight race between Rubio and Crist with Kendrick Meek trailing by several points. The Republican Party in Florida has publicly dismissed Crist as never being a "true Republican" and Marco Rubio was quoted as saying the race was between a "Republican, a Democrat, and an opportunist." If these recent accusations are proved to be true (they could just be an exaggerated attack), the remaining Republican support Crist has could dwindle. However, these recent allegations show that the Republican Party is very concerned about Crist's campaign abilities and the possibility that he could get wide support from moderate Republicans, independents, and some Democrats as well.
Proving to be an interesting election cycle isn't it. And the tea party is still growing by leaps and bounds despite what some of the mental midgets are saying.
ReplyDeleteThe people of the country spoke loudly and clearly 6 days ago. We want the true conservatives this time and won't settle for any more RINO's.
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