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Posted At : May 12, 2009 11:23 AM | Posted By : D McKee
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Florida's popular, gaming-friendly Gov. Charlie Crist is going to make a run for the U.S. Senate seat that opens up in 2010. First, he has to get past former archnemesis Marco Rubio, who recently termed out as speaker of Florida's lower house, but early polling suggests Rubio won't be much of an obstacle, running a mere 46% behind Crist.
Rubio was the loudest and most nuisance-making of the various opponents of Crist's compact with the Seminole Tribe. His qualms were ultimately upheld by the Florida Supreme Court and there's never been any love lost between those two. If the GOP hopes to keep that Florida seat, Crist ought to be a lock.
Speaking of Florida, whose face keeps popping up in TV footage of GOP pizza parties but ex-Gov. Jeb Bush. Never mind "brand equity" problems that the Bush name might have these days. The Jebster's diehard opposition to gambling, his backhanded treatment of the Seminoles and his socially interventionist tendencies (think Terri Schiavo) make him the perfect presidential candidate for '12 ... as in 1912.
Update: Crist's declaration inspired this blogosphere zinger, "Florida's Crist to run for US Senate -- anti-Crist says bring it on." Throw in a speedy NRSC endorsement and it looks like Game Over for Rubio.
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