GOP money pouring into Florida to defeat Democrat Jim Davis as governor

[seafan]

(Cross-posted from GDPolitics)


GOP intends to keep reins

By STEVE BOUSQUET, Times Staff Writer
September 18, 2006

TALLAHASSEE - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, pledged $1-million of the group's money Sunday to help Republican nominee Charlie Crist keep Florida under GOP control.
The $1-million in so-called soft money will be funneled to the Republican Party of Florida to help Crist, whose goal is to raise a record $30-million for the general election cycle against Democrat Jim Davis.

"This is the highest-priority state for us," said Romney, who appeared with Crist in Tallahassee. "We want to make sure that the conservative principles that Jeb Bush instituted here in Florida continue to be promulgated under a Republican governor."

After Florida, Romney said, the races for governor in Michigan and Iowa are the RGA's next-highest priorities.

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Crist will get another big surge of national Republican support on Thursday, when President Bush hosts a fundraiser for him in Orlando.
Crist said he has no reservations about standing side-by-side with a president whose popularity has slipped substantially because of the growing public opposition to the war in Iraq.

But his closeness to an unpopular president could undermine his efforts to win votes from independent swing voters in November.
"I'm not concerned with being linked with him at all," Crist said. "I'm proud of my president. I'm proud of the commander in chief."

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Cocksure, aren't they?

[RockaFowler]

1. Why is Florida their #1 priority??

I thought they already have Florida "in the bag". Why do I have a feeling that Davis has something on Crist?? You never know . . .

[seafan]

2. Yes, it's rather interesting! Lots more discussion on the GDP thread

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