I attended the Crist fundraiser last night at the Grand Miami Beach Hotel. The Grand is just up the block from the Fountainbleau. It is a modest addition to the strip in keeping with the times.
The Crist campaign for US Senate as an independent is also part of these changing times. In the Herald, Beth Reinhard focused on the support for Crist by Miami Dade mayor Carlos Alvarez. I can understand why she and the Herald editors chose that as the news hook, but for my money the better angle was Crist calling the opposition of Republicans to the Obama stimulus plan, "moronic".
Then there was his veto of SB 6, that would have tied teacher pay to performance of students under the Bush FCAT system, triggered massive opposition by traditional Dems and from this angle, in short, Crist is banking his senate shot. Judging from raised hands in the audience, the number of Republican enthusiasts slightly exceeded the number of hands raised of Dems and those self-identified as independents.
No question: this will be the most entertaining US senate race in modern history. A friend speculated that Arnold Schwarzenegger would be in Florida, soon, to help cheer on Charlie. While these anti-Bushes will naturally bond, the bigger draw would be Michael Bloomberg. Can you imagine a Bloomberg and Crist event at Century Village? I can, but I hope Charlie leaves former senate president Ken Pruitt at home.
3 comments:
So Gimleteye, are we going to endorse him?
Good one, Genius, you crack me up!
Is Charlie still asking for checks as you enter the door?
I always got a kick out of that. I'm sure he's not the only one that does it.
Remember when you actually got to listen to the candidate's pitch before you were asked to cough up the dough?
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