Florida gubernatorial election 2014

[KingOrfeo]

Florida gubernatorial election, 2014.

The first-term incumbent is Republican Rick Scott, who is seeking re-election.

The most prominent Democratic challenger so far is ex-Governor (and ex-Republican) Charlie Crist.

So far they've lined up on opposite sides of the medical marijuana ballot initiative (Crist is pro, Scott is con).

And now it appears they're lining up on opposite sides of the Cuban embargo (Scott is pro, Crist is con).

Crist, BTW, has a new book out, The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat. PoliticsUSA reviews.

As a Floridian I can tell you: When Crist was Governor before, nobody much loved him, and nobody much hated him. He was just kind of there. The only interesting thing about his administration was speculation over whether he's gay. (Still unresolved -- he married a supermodel, but, you know.)

Scott is a far more polarizing figure. To put it mildly.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

So both are first term incumbents.

Rick Scott is a dunce, and Charlie is what, a liar about everything that matters?

Charlie will carry Tallahassee, Gainesville, Key West. I cant imagine Crist getting many black votes after the 2010 election. Nor much help from ambulance chaser John Morgan: FOR THE FOLKS. Crist's wife prolly has a low mileage pussy. I mean, real low.

 

[Tinmann26795]

If these are the only two choices that we have this year, then as far as I can see we have no choice. The best thing to do is write you own name in and vote for yourself.

 

[miles]

Scott is a far more polarizing figure. To put it mildly.

Not even you believe that.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Miles is teh expert at telling others what they believe.
:nods:

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Isn't Crist undergoing investigation into corruption?


:shrug:

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Wasn't that the sort of thing that Blago had to go to jail over?

 

[KingOrfeo]

So both are first term incumbents.

That's not exactly what the word means, but, yes, each has served one term as Governor of Florida.

Rick Scott is a dunce, and Charlie is what, a liar about everything that matters?

What in particular?

Charlie will carry Tallahassee, Gainesville, Key West. I cant imagine Crist getting many black votes after the 2010 election.

Why not? If you were a black Floridian, and you had to choose between Scott or Crist, really, who's gonna pick Scott?

Nor much help from ambulance chaser John Morgan: FOR THE FOLKS.

Why not?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Isn't Crist undergoing investigation into corruption?


:shrug:

Yep. One of his acolytes spilled the beans in court, told the court about how Charlie sold judge jobs.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

That's not exactly what the word means, but, yes, each has served one term as Governor of Florida.



What in particular?



Why not? If you were a black Floridian, and you had to choose between Scott or Crist, really, who's gonna pick Scott?



Why not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJlfW4SIwAM

Does the name MEEK ring a bell?

 

[KingOrfeo]

Yep. One of his acolytes spilled the beans in court, told the court about how Charlie sold judge jobs.

Haven't heard anything about that for a while, though, and googling turns up nothing more recent than 2012. I don't know where the investigation ever led.

 

[KingOrfeo]

And now it appears they're lining up on opposite sides of the Cuban embargo (Scott is pro, Crist is con).

BTW, a new Reuters poll says 56% of Americans and 63% of Floridians support normalizing relations with Cuba.

 

[KingOrfeo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJlfW4SIwAM

Does the name MEEK ring a bell?

Yeah, but it won't matter. If Crist and Scott are the only choices, almost no blacks are going to vote for Scott.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Thread on Crist's book.