Crist to run for senate

[Angela Rolly]

I would like to see some opinions on whether we should get involved in this senate race and the election to replace the governor. Personally, I do not like Crist. I would like to see him sent home. I do not want him to represent me in Washington OR Tallahassee. He is already gathering endorsements from inside and outside of Florida. What do y'all think?

[Tom Walters]

I can't say that he has inspired me. I need to take a closer look at what he has accomplished and what his positions are.

[travis christensen]

http://www.myclaysun.com/node/6096
Here's a link to a blog that talks about Crist. He does not need to be Senator. The problem is that you can't just oppose someone, you have to support their opponent, so in the Senate race that means supporting Rubio. Everyone I talk to seem to like him, I haven't made the decision of whether I like Rubio enough to take on the job of supporting him, and I am really adverse to jumping into primary mode so early. Still, I feel that the Senate race is more than just an election between Crist and Rubio (and someone else who's name I can't recall) I think it will draw national attention and symbolic importance as a contest between a big-money moderate and a conservative with enormous grassroots popularity. Incidently, Crist's 4.2 million in fundraising is some type of record, and at this he has a 12/1 dollar advantage over Rubio. Money usually wins, and with a 12/1 advantage it would be a miracle if Rubio won.
I also need to point out the obvious: only registered Republican voters WHO ACTUALLY GO AND VOTE will vote in the Republican primary. Unregistered, independents, third-party, I don't know if they make up a significant portion of Rubio supporters, but they can like him all they want, it won't help unless they vote for him. The stay-at-homes can like Rubio all they want, but it won't do them any good unless they go out and vote.
There has been some talk Rubio will have an advantage because conservatives are more likely to go out and vote in an off-year election. I don't know if that rule applies anymore. In the last election the democrats put a lot of effort in getting out absetee ballots, with all of Crists money I can see him doing the same.

[Fran Schoenberger]

I agree with Angela, I don't like Crist either. He has thrown FL citizens under the bus. My personal favorite, at this time, is Marco Rubio, although I need a little more info on him. I heard him speak about two years ago at a convention in Orlando and he was dynamite. Should we get involved in this race? It's an important race and I personally think we should take a stand for those candidates who represent our values and agree to uphold the cultural traditions and the Constitution of this country. A candidate that will take us back to the basics our founding fathers laid out for us.

[susan godby]

i have started following marco rubio. do not like the ka going on with crist accepting the stimulus. i need to do my research.
sue godby

[Christopher & Judy Crowson]

We say the same, out with old in with the new, preferably someone who is not with either of the "good ole"parties. We have to spread the message which we think is happening but also encourage people to VOTE is a step in the right direction. And Crist out completey not in Washington either.

[Christopher & Judy Crowson]

Yes, we need to send a message that all incumbents are out and Crist needs to know that people are watching his appointee and him. We need to keep the ball rolling and we need to be more active locally. I realize it is difficult because there is so much going on Federally that affect us all but if we apply pressure locally maybe it will trickle up.
Judy

[Christopher & Judy Crowson]

Yes!
I'm a member of the Independence Caucus (http://icaucus.ning.com). We are an organization whose primary mission is to replace our compromised, fiscally irresponsible incumbents with good men and women who share our principles and values.

Every conservative group shares that same goal and we have something to offer the other groups that they cannot do for themselves or their members. We truly are the last-mile solution to get the job done. At Independence Caucus, we have five golden keys to help us accomplish this.

1) Independence Caucus has a well defined candidate vetting process which includes a set of 80 principle-based vetting questions, which we pose to all potential candidates for office. We believe that this is a job interview, and that the primary reason we have so many people in office who have not represented us well in the past is because we have not vetted them properly. The Independence Caucus members and partners for each area (comprised of people who are in that particular candidate’s voting district), must agree with at least a 70% majority, that the candidate is the right person to back before Independence Caucus will endorse that candidate.

2) We conduct specific research on incumbents to show the link to their voting records & earmarks, and which big money special interest groups have donated to their campaigns and how much they’ve donated (it’s a whole lot more than the media reports). We use that research to give our endorsed candidates an advantage in campaigning against that incumbent.

3) Our founders understand that “all politics is local” and they have a strong knowledge of how politics works down to a precinct level and understand what is needed to win campaigns. Their first win was Jason Chaffetz from Utah’s third Congressional district. Chaffetz is the Congressman who sleeps on his cot in his Washington office to save the tax payers money. Frank Anderson and Monte Bateman, the co-founders of Independence Caucus helped Chaffetz beat an incumbent Congressman while being outspent by 6:1.

4) We’ve identified 26 specific functional positions within a campaign that are needed in order to win and beat compromised incumbents who are owned by the big money special interest groups.

5) Finally, the Independence Caucus currently has programmers developing a powerful political social networking tool, which connects candidates to enthusiastic and motivated volunteers for their campaigns. This social networking tool contains all the tools a candidate needs to manage his/her campaign, as well as the tools and training volunteers need to be most effective in working for their chosen candidate.

We would like to partner with any and all groups as well as individuals who share our goals and would like to participate with us to use the tools we provide. Are you interested?

Thanks,
Chris and Judy