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  FL-Sen.: Club for Rubio, trouble for Crist
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Last EditedJason  Nov 09, 2009 11:50am
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AuthorChris Cillizza
News DateMonday, November 9, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe Club for Growth made it official this morning, throwing its weighty endorsement behind former Florida state House Speaker Marco Rubio's (R) Senate bid and significantly complicating Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) path to the nomination.

Club president Chris Chocola praised Rubio as "one of the brightest young stars in American politics" and a "proven champion of economic liberty." Chocola also skewered Crist for repeatedly taking the side of "big government liberals on major economic issues facing America today."

The Club's endorsement of Rubio had been rumored for months but momentum for it picked up after the former state legislator managed to raise more than $1 million between July 1 and Sept. 30 -- proving viability against the incredibly well-funded Crist.

What will the Club's endorsement mean for Rubio? First and foremost, money. The Club has shown considerable capacity to bundle -- collecting a series of donations from their donors and then directing them to a candidate -- hundreds of thousands of dollars to those they endorse.
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