This has not been a good week for Republicans in Florida. Having long fostered a culture of corruption and cronyism, another top Republican is in the headlines.Greg Eagle, father of newly elected Rep. Dane Eagle is headed for prison. The elder Eagle was a close political ally of Governor Charlie Crist and was instrumental in funding …
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We reported in early February on Harry Sargeant a buddy of Charlie Crist and accused war profiteer. Today according to the Florida Squeeze ,Sargeant has become the subject of a length Tampa Bay Times profile. We are glad the political press in the state of Florida is finally paying attention to this potentially explosive story.
Harry Sargeant, the former RPOF Finance Director has proven to be a key figure thus far in the trial of Jim Greer. Sargeant has previously escaped significant notoriety among politicos in the lead up to this trial yet he was without a doubt an important factor in much of the nonsense that went on in …
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As Charlie Crist weighs another run for Governor, now as a Democrat, let’s take a look back at some of the other populists that have run for or obtained the Governorship in this state. Note that we distinguish populism from mainstream political philosophy by noting that Governor’s such as Leroy Collins, Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, …
RPOF Ad On FDP Response to Crist Switch The subject of Charlie Crist looms like the elephant in the room on both the Republican and Democratic sides of the proverbial aisle. Crist irritates the Republicans because they fear his popularity and teflon image. Crist enrages Democrats because he’s not only a party-switcher but was once …
Governor Crist has finally made official what was coming for months. On Friday, he officially declared himself a Democrat and in doing so has set of a wild frenzy of speculation as to whether progressives will embrace him or simply brandish him as a turncoat. The excellent conservative website BizPac Review reminded us on Friday …
While the RPOF obsession with Charlie Crist is proving more and more maniacal by the day, the continued focus on the upcoming Jim Greer trial cannot be good news for the former Governor. The Republican Party seems determined to weaken Crist long before a potential Democratic Gubernatorial primary and potentially make Jim Greer’s transgressions a …
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The continued hubbub over former Governor Charlie Crist’s next move is dominating political discussions on both sides of the aisle. The assumption by many is that Crist will re-register as a Democrat in upcoming weeks and run for Governor in 2014. While this is certainly possible, we are not sure whether to label this as …
Governor Crist is a man without a party. A senior statesman he is not, nor is he the political opportunist that some claim. Crist, whose political career has been so carefully orchestrated and plotted for over twenty years is literally afloat at sea now without compass as to where he is going. Perhaps he wants …
While Republicans gather in Tampa for what should be a week of triumph, many local GOP leaders have gone off the deep end. Florida Republicans such as Lenny Curry, George LeMieux, Jack Latvala and others have felt compelled to attack Crist in the media while their attention should be on the GOP Convention. Rather than …
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