Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Endorse Charlie Crist for Senate Today

[flpoljunkie]

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to Endorse Governor Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate Today

ST. PETERSBURG - Governor Charlie Crist, independent candidate for the United States Senate, will greet voters and receive the endorsement of prominent environmentalist and Democratic leader Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The support of the son of the former Democratic presidential candidate, and nephew of the former President and Senator, represents yet another step toward Crist building the winning coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents require to defeat Tea Party extremist.

DATE: October 13, 2010

TIME: 10:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Shelby's, 3952 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Deerfield Beach

http://thepage.time.com/2010/10/12/rfk-endorses-charlie-crist/

[Wabbajack_]

1. Fucking sellout idiot

The 2 faced piece of shit Crist will be voting with the GOP if ever they get control. He's for sale to the highest bidder. Democrats must vote for Meek. If they do Meek can win.

[lovelyrita]

5. I agree.

It makes me sick reading so many posts on why Meek can't win. Well obviously he won't win if so many Democrats vote for Crist.

[Towlie]

6. So you prefer Marco Rubio?

No, Meek can't win. Marco Rubio is considered a 92.4% favorite by http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/senate/florida">Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com, with Charlie Crist at 6.9% and Kendrick Meek at 0.7%. Although it's pretty much hopeless no matter how you vote, if your first priority is to keep a teabagger out of office, think about how you can use your vote to its best effect and not just throw it away. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. knows and I know. Do you?

In a three way race, you can vote against the worst candidate or for the best candidate. Neither strategy is more rational than the other when forced to deal with an unfortunately unfair voting system like this one. You just have to figure out which is the most effective use of your vote in making the best of a bad situation, and the most effective use is definitely not voting for the candidate with a 0.7% chance of winning.

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[flpoljunkie]

3. The endorsement apparently stems from this. RFK, Jr. is a lawyer for the NRDC.

How Gov. Crist became Gov. Climate



Following the advice of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (right), Gov. Charlie Crist took up the issue of global warming for Florida, although he hadn't mentioned it during his election campaign or inaugural address. On July 13, Crist signed executive orders calling for cuts in greenhouse gases, more use of renewable energy and a revamp of the state's building code.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/07/21/State/How_Gov_Crist_became_.shtml

[flpoljunkie]

4. More on RFK Jr.'s endorsement from the St. Pete Times Buzz Blog...

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses Crist

Does this qualify as "major"? Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmentalist and nephew of the former president, appeared with and endorsed Charlie Crist today in Deerfield Beach.

"Throughout his career, Charlie Crist has been a champion for environmental protection, alternative energy, and green economy jobs," Kennedy said in a statement. "On the other hand, Tea Party darling Marco Rubio has assumed the radical role of climate change denier. Charlie Crist is the only candidate who can do what we need to defeat Marco Rubio in November and deliver results for hard-working Americans in the United States Senate."

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/robert-f-kennedy-jr-endorses-crist