Activists Overwhelmingly Support Marco Rubio
According to this article, Charlie Crist got trounced in another straw poll:
As expected, Marco Rubio has won another county Republican Party straw poll by a huge margin over Gov. Charlie Crist—this one in Palm Beach County by 90-1, leaving Republicans and others to continue to debate over whether such votes matter.
Rubio has already won straw polls of county Republican parties in Bay, Gilchrist, Hernando, Highlands, Jefferson, Lee and Pasco counties, many by lopsided margins, 75-1 in Highlands, for example.
The vote tonight was different, however. The earlier ones were all in rural or suburban counties. Palm Beach is the first big urban county in which the Republican Party organization has held such a vote. Large, urban counties should be Crist’s strong points.
While it isn’t wise to take these straw polls at face value, the trend is unmistakable. It’s also troubling to the Crist campaign. The Crist campaign is based on fundraising ability, name recognition and distancing himself from his liberal agenda. Thus far, that strategy isn’t working too well.
As Rubio raises more money to increase his name recognotion and as he keeps contrasting his brand of fiscal conservatism with Crist’s list of fiscally irrespnsible ‘accomplishment’ (like campaigning with President Obama on the failed stimulus bill), the more like it is that Florida GOP primary voters will distance themselves from Crist.
Marco Rubio still faces a daunting challenge but we can make a difference. Follow this link to contribute to Rubio’s campaign to defeat liberal Charlie Crist.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog