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Top GOP Officials Writing Off Crist
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 19, 2010 12:20pm |
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| Category | Speculative |
| Author | Reid Wilson |
| News Date | Monday, April 19, 2010 04:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Top GOP officials in DC now believe it is a virtual certainty that FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R) will bolt the GOP and run instead as an independent, sources tell Hotline OnCall.
Over the weekend, Crist pulled TV advertisements that had been running in key markets, slamming ex-FL House Speaker Marco Rubio (R). Those ads, on which Crist spent close to $1.5M so far, were aimed at moving poll numbers that showed Crist losing badly.
In taking the ads down, top GOP officials have surmised both that Crist has made his decision to run as an independent, and that the attacks weren't having an impact on the race.
As GOP leaders have replaced idle gossip that Crist may switch parties with near certainty that a public announcement is imminent, the party has sought to illustrate the severity of the consequences. |
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