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Charlie Christ? (Original Post) MoonRiver Feb 2021 OP
i'll donate! samnsara Feb 2021 #1
Jesus Christ's brother? CurtEastPoint Feb 2021 #2
Is that a duck face pose? Other than that he might be able to win. JanMichael Feb 2021 #3
If he can win YES . JI7 Feb 2021 #4
I could live with this and would be happy if he did run..n/t monmouth4 Feb 2021 #5
Of mixed minds. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2021 #6
Lawton Chiles was Governor when we moved here. rzemanfl Feb 2021 #11
I just missed Walkin' Lawton. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2021 #13
Walkin Lawton... Lochloosa Feb 2021 #15
He's had the job before. This would make it the second coming of Christ. tinrobot Feb 2021 #7
Lol, good one! MoonRiver Feb 2021 #9
It's Crist. cwydro Feb 2021 #10
Second coming of Crist, then. tinrobot Feb 2021 #18
He has more charisma than DeSantis. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #8
This is Florida. DeSantis will pick his own primary challenger. Chainfire Feb 2021 #12
Crist. nt cwydro Feb 2021 #14
'I'm opening my brain to it.' Lol, strange words out of the mouth Hortensis Feb 2021 #16
If he's our candidate, I'll work to get him elected. lark Feb 2021 #17

JanMichael

(24,890 posts)
3. Is that a duck face pose? Other than that he might be able to win.
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 09:40 AM
Feb 2021

Overall not a bad Repuke to Dem conversion.

I hope there is a good competitive primary. Just don't pick another "trial lawyer" like McBride. What a disappointment in the debates....

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,191 posts)
6. Of mixed minds.
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 10:06 AM
Feb 2021

I came to Florida during Jeb, and I can honestly say Charlie was the only Florida governor I actually liked. Even as a Republican, which explains why he couldn’t stay one in the end.

I certainly like him as a Democratic congressman.

On the other hand, he lost in his Senate race and lost running against Scott for Governor, so I worry the response from the public would be an indifferent “Been there, done that.” It’s very hard being a retread in politics.

I still think the inside track belongs to Nikki Fried who is the only statewide elected Dem. She’s not my very favorite but I’ll gladly work to replace DeSantis with her.

Senate against Rubio will be Val Demings. Mark my words.

rzemanfl

(29,567 posts)
11. Lawton Chiles was Governor when we moved here.
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 10:37 AM
Feb 2021

Even taking into account our newness to the climate, it was like a different planet then than now.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
8. He has more charisma than DeSantis.
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 10:08 AM
Feb 2021


DeSantis should be worried. But of course, my coffee table has more charisma than DeDantis.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
16. 'I'm opening my brain to it.' Lol, strange words out of the mouth
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 11:23 AM
Feb 2021

of a former Republican. Not just the concept of an open mind, the choice of words themselves.

I once read that a lot of FL pols have switched parties over the years but that the switches were the other way -- Democratic to Republican. And virtually all were conservative Dems anyway, part of the mass migration of southern conservatives who took over the GOP.

Maybe it'll mean folk in Florida are at least a little more opened to a switch than those in other states, though.

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