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Obama campaigns with former Republican Crist in crucial Florida
Reuters ^
| Sept. 8, 2012
| Jeff Mason
Posted on 09/08/2012 12:51:30 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama kicked off a two-day bus tour of the key election battleground state of Florida on Saturday with former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who endorsed Obama's 2008 rival John McCain but has since left the Republican Party.
Trying to build on the momentum of this week's Democratic National Convention and overcome another tough jobs report, Obama is spending the weekend canvassing a state that he and his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, both want to win in order to achieve victory in the November 6 U.S. election.
The Democratic incumbent hopes Crist, a once popular Republican governor, will help Obama appeal to political independents, who are likely to determine the victor in the state.
"We have a leader with a cool head, and his name is President Barack Obama," Crist told the crowd of some 11,000 at an outdoor rally.
"He is working hard for the middle class. He is working hard for Florida," Crist said.
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KEYWORDS: 2012swingstates; fl2012
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To: Free ThinkerNY
He's trying to win Florida and he brings Crist with him?
He's st00piter than I thought.
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posted on
09/08/2012 12:53:42 PM PDT
by
AAABEST
(Et lux in tenebris lucet: et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Romney will win Florida. Mortal lock. But if 0 wants to waste time and money here, fine.....
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posted on
09/08/2012 12:55:40 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Smart move. Crist is extremelly popular here in Florida. (/s not really necessary)
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posted on
09/08/2012 12:59:00 PM PDT
by
tbpiper
To: kristinn; amzgirl; 75thOVI; Ravenstar; June2; LuvFreeRepublic; AdvisorB; 88keys; Matchett-PI; ...
Looks like Suntan Charlie is coming to our FReep.
Brevard County, Florida ping.
Let me know if you want on or off this ping list.
(not associated with the county government)
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posted on
09/08/2012 12:59:06 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Taranto: "The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
Crist isn’t very popular in Florida, don’t know why Obama is dragging him into his campaign.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Looks like Morgan & Morgan is pimping out the closet queen to Obama.
To: Free ThinkerNY
2010 Florida United States Senate Election Results:
Marco Rubio (R) -- 2,645,743 (48.89%)
Charlie Crist (I) -- 1,607,549 (29.71%)
Kendrick B. Meek (D) -- 1,092,936 20.20%
Obama was never very good at math....
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posted on
09/08/2012 1:06:59 PM PDT
by
Random_User_250
("Democracy is indispensable to socialism." -- Vladimir Lenin)
To: Free ThinkerNY
The two ladies are hoping to convince the ignorant.
To: Free ThinkerNY
In a three-way U.S. Senate race in Florida in 2010 Crist got 30 percent of the vote. If anything his popularity has dropped since then. He is featured in TV commercial as a pitchman for Morgan & Morgan, a Florida personal injury law firm. It may be that Crist and Obama share the same moral and ethical values and he's being groomed as the next attorney general.
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posted on
09/08/2012 1:12:22 PM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: NonValueAdded
Brevard county ???
Brevard county is a serious GOP stronghold .
The Soros Puppet killed off NASA and crushed the economy there!
They are desperate and stupid.
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posted on
09/08/2012 1:13:58 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(NO MORE WIMPS need to apply to fight the Soros Funded Puppet !H)
To: Random_User_250
Obama isn’t good at anything except destroying this country.
Yep, Charlie Crist is a real winner./s
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posted on
09/08/2012 1:20:47 PM PDT
by
Catsrus
To: Catsrus
One word caught my attention in the article. Momentum. Huh? Oh yeah, it’s rooters new service. Maybe just the “forward” motion of the bus. A short one at that.
Helping keep mankind warm for 65 years.
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posted on
09/08/2012 1:27:10 PM PDT
by
rktman
To: Free ThinkerNY
Awesome! Let him campaign with one of the most hated and despised politicians in Florida......
That should help the enlightnend one.....snicker....
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posted on
09/08/2012 1:40:35 PM PDT
by
nevergore
("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
any crowd pictures?
How many people were there?
BTW we should be emailing exmples of “forward” ads throughout history. The MSM should know, WE KNOW the history of “forward” as a slogan.
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posted on
09/08/2012 1:54:58 PM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: NonValueAdded
Saw shallow Charlie driven in to the St. Pete College/Seminole campus event this morning.
To: Free ThinkerNY
I wonder what’s in it for crist.
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posted on
09/08/2012 2:34:48 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
(Joe Biden: "Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
Traveling around in OUR million dollar bus.
Buses bought solely for his campaign with OUR money.
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posted on
09/08/2012 2:38:02 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Free ThinkerNY
Is that all he did “with” him?
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posted on
09/08/2012 2:38:41 PM PDT
by
John W
(Viva Cristo Rey!)
To: Bridesheadfan
Even this Charlie could find a hook in Florida before Crist could.
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posted on
09/08/2012 2:43:28 PM PDT
by
mazda77
("Defeating the Totalitarian Lie" By: Hilmar von Campe. Everybody should read it.)
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