Rasmussen Reports: Florida Senate: Rubio 36%, Crist 34%, Meek 15%

The separation in polls between Marco Rubio and Crist should grow even more after Labor Day as people in Florida take a real interest in this race. We would like to know when the Black Democrat Caucus in Congress is going to get up in arms with Harry Reid and Obama for ignoring the Democrat Meeks and supporting Crist behind the scenes. The most interesting part of this in the end will be between Crist and Meeks as they fight for the Democrat votes. Do Democrats trust Crist after the last few months?

Rubio keeps getting crowds to his events as word is spreading throughout Florida about what a great candidate he is for the Florida Senate seat this year. Contrast that to the smaller numbers coming out to see the other two. Who are the unions going to support -- the official Dem candidate Meeks or the NO Party candidate Crist? Would you trust Crist not to flip flop some more if you were a Democrat before this over? Crist has no core values left as he now panders to Democrat trial attorneys and unions. Crist is nothing more than someone who puts their finger in the wind to see which way it is blowing and if it blows the other direction the next day he will flip flop again. His flip flops make Kerry's seem small in comparison.

Anyone who knows Rubio or hears him speak knows he is a conservative and where he stands on issues.

There is only one principled candidate for the Florida Senate seat and that is Marco Rubio who this site is proud to support 100%.

Florida Senate: Rubio 36%, Crist 34%, Meek 15%
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Florida’s Senate race remains all about Republican-turned-independent Charlie Crist and likely GOP nominee Marco Rubio.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Florida finds the two candidates neck-and-neck again this month, with Rubio earning 36% support and Crist, the state’s current Republican governor, capturing 34% of the vote. Prospective Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek remains a distant third, picking up 15%. Fourteen percent (14%) of the state’s voters remain undecided.

A month ago, Rubio, former speaker of the Florida House, and Crist were tied at 37% apiece. Meek, an African-American congressman from the North Miami area, again was at 15%.

Read more at: Rasmussen

Marco Rubio on Neil Cavuto

Marco Rubio: Why Tackling The Debt Can’t Wait Until Next Year”

Obviously the House Democrats are convinced it can wait until next year when they deemed the budget passed with no hearings. It is obvious the Democrats in both Houses of Congress and in the White House don't want the American people to know how large the deficit will become with their FY2011 budget which tells us it is going to be much bigger than we can imagine.

Democrats have no desire to cut spending even though tax revenue is down due to layoffs.

Marco Rubio is correct that the debt cannot wait until next year but Democrats don't seem to care about doing anything about cutting the deficit until after the election.

Why Tackling The Debt Can’t Wait Until Next Year”
By Marco Rubio
Sunshine State News
July 7, 2010

“Next year when I start presenting some very difficult choices to the country, I hope some of these folks who are hollering about deficits step up. Because I’m calling their bluff.” – President Obama, June 27, 2010

For a devoted Chicago White Sox fan, President Obama has sure sounded like more of a Cubs fan lately when talking about America’s debt crisis – it’s all about “next year.” In doing so, he has encapsulated the fundamental problem with Washington and our political system today – it’s always about “next year.” Or “after the election.” Or “when the time is right.”

This is precisely how once manageable problems grow into full-blown crises – because Washington has too many politicians who won’t tackle the hard issues today. Instead, they postpone them so that others have to deal with them at a future date. Those other people, in turn, repeat the vicious cycle, which has brought us to this critical juncture in American history with regards to our debt.

Today, the Congressional Budget Office says the “federal budget is on an unsustainable path.” European countries are scolding and mocking us about our out-of-control spending. It may be a laughing matter for those who resent America’s strength or, worse, for our enemies who wish for a full-blown American debt crisis as much as they do about another September 11th. But a $13 trillion debt is no laughing matter – not for me and not for my childrens’ generation.

Won't Tell -- Charlie Crist won’t tell Florida voters who he will vote with if elected to the US Senate, but his liberal friends already know

Obvious from the first day that Crist contacted the Senator Reid and the White House to ask Obama to support Crist which party Crist intended to caucus with. Frankly Republicans wouldn't have wanted Crist after he refused to refund their donations when he left the Republican Party. The chances of Crist winning in November no matter what the polls say is slim to none.

Wonder what the Black Caucus thinks of Obama and Reid throwing Meeks under the bus in favor of Crist? They should be very mad at their candidate being dissed by Reid and Obama.

Marco Rubio will be the next Senator from Florida and Crist can go fishing on the island with his wife.

Obama Administration Challenges Arizona Immigration Law

Obama ordered the Attorney General to file suit against Arizona for protecting their own borders when the Federal Government won't do the job. The Arizona Law mirrors federal law so what is the problem with Obama? What did he promise the Mexican President who pays more attention to than our Governors.

Obvious to us like Obama favors illegals over American citizens with the challenge to this bill. Americans are supposed to sit down and do what he says in granting amnesty to those who break our laws. It is not going to work this time as the vast majority of the American people support the Arizona Immigration Law.

It cost all of our states hundreds of thousands of dollars and into the millions in some states to fund people who are here illegally but we are supposed to not want action taken? No amnesty -- no path to citizenship for anyone here in the United States illegally. Why should Americans be responsible for anyone who broke the law to come into this Country for whatever reason? If we snuck into Mexico, we would be arrested for being in the Country which is fine with us. Yet their President wants to join in a lawsuit against Arizona for enforcing the law. Double standard. Every state needs to pass a law like AZ and what will Obama do then?

Los Angeles Times July 6, 2010 11:32 a.m.

White House challenges Arizona immigration law

The federal government filed a lawsuit today to block SB 1070, an effort by Arizona to curb illegal immigration in the state. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says the law is necessary because the federal government has failed to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.

The legislation would require Arizona law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of people they stop, detain or arrest whom they suspect are in the country illegally.

President Obama had said immigration is a federal, not state, responsibility and expressed concern that SB 1070 could lead to racial discrimination. The law is scheduled to take effect July 29, unless its implementation is blocked by a judge.

More soon at http://www.latimes.com/

Happy 4th of July 2010

God Bless the United States and our troops around the world who protect us 24/7. On this Independence Day pledge as part of We the People to Take Back our Nation from those who ignore The Declaration of Independence, Our Constitution, and the Rule Law. When the House Democrats 'deemed' a budget was passed, they broke ranks with the patriots who founded this Country and the many men and women who died for our freedoms by ignoring the Rule of Law.

It time to show the World that America's best days are ahead not behind and our allies that once again we will stand with them not enemies. Vote on November 2, 2010, for those candidates who will stand up for all of us and our Freedoms by honoring The Declaration of Independence, Our Constitution, and the Rule of Law.

NRCC adds 16 top targets to Young Guns

The addition of 16 new top targets brings to 39 the total number of "Young Guns" who are promising House candidates being supported in every way possible by the NRCC and members of the House Republican Republican Conference. This program was started in 2008 by Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Eric Cantor (R-VA)who are three of the best we have in the House.

If you would like to become involved in the Young Guns program of the NRCC, please visit their website at Young Guns to sign up to support these promising House candidates. The Young Guns Program began as a Member driven organization of House Republicans dedicated to identifying, recruiting, and mobilizing a new generation of conservative leaders.

Here are the current candidates with full Young Guns status:

Martha Roby (AL-2nd)
Rick Crawford (AR-1)
Tim Griffin (AR-2nd)
David Harmer (CA-11)
Cory Gardner (CO-4th)
Dennis Ross (FL-12th)
Allen West (FL-22)
David Rivera (FL-25)
Bob Dold (IL-10)
Adam Kinzinger (IL-11)
Todd Young (IN-9)
Randy Hultgren (IL-14)
Larry Bucshon (IN-8)
Jackie Walorski (IN-2)
Andy Barr (KY-6)
Andy Harris (MD-1)
Alan Nunnelee (MS-1)
Jon Barela (NM-1)
Steve Pearce (NM-2)
Joe Heck (NV-3rd)
Richard Hanna (NY-24)
Tom Reed (NY-29)
Rick Berg (ND)
Steve Chabot (OH-1)
Steve Stivers (OH-15)
Jim Renacci (OH-16)
Pat Meehan (PA-7)
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8)
Lou Barletta (PA-11)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-5)
Kristi Noem (SD)
Stephen Fincher (TN-8)
Bill Flores (TX-17)
Scott Rigell (VA-2nd)
Robert Hurt (VA-5)
Morgan Griffith (VA-8th)
Keith Fimian (VA-11)
David McKinley (WV-1)
Sean Duffy (WI-7th)

Over the coming weeks as we start to head into the general election, we will be spotlighting these candidates and their races in addition to those added after their state primaries are complete. These Young Guns are the future of the Republicans in the House and our Party.

Please support the candidates by clicking on their names above to go to their websites. We need to help all of these candidates out in their races as they are willing to put themselves in the target of the Democrats.

NRCC adds 16 top targets

Politico
Alexander Burns
Jun 30, 2010

The National Republican Congressional Committee has picked 16 new candidates for the top tier of its “Young Guns” program, an initiative that aids promising House challengers with fundraising and infrastructure support and strategic advice.

The fresh additions to the NRCC’s list provide the most specific look yet at the House GOP’s highest-priority targets for the 2010 cycle. With the 16 additional names included, the “Young Guns” list includes a total of 39 candidates – exactly the number of seats Republicans would need to take back control of the House this November.

The new list includes many of the Republican Party’s top recruits to emerge from competitive primary fights, as well as one promising challenger locked in a competitive battle for his party’s nomination. The thickest concentration of new “Young Guns” is in Illinois, where candidates Bob Dold, in the 10th Congressional District; Adam Kinzinger, in the 11th; and Randy Hultgren, in the 14th, all made the cut.

Other blue-state Republicans – including former Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, running for his old seat in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District; Corning Mayor Tom Reed, running for former Rep. Eric Massa’s vacant New York 29th District seat; and David Harmer, challenging Rep. Jerry McNerney in California’s 11th Congressional District — also won new backing from the committee.

Elsewhere, the NRCC rewarded some of its top recruits who are challenging well funded Democratic incumbents. In South Dakota, the committee elevated state Rep. Kristi Noem, who’s challenging Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin; former Nevada state Sen. Joe Heck, challenging Rep. Dina Titus, got the same treatment. West Virginia House candidate David McKinley, who escaped a bitter primary to run for outgoing Democratic Rep. Alan Mollohan’s seat, and Virginia state Sen. Robert Hurt, the party recruit who won the GOP nomination in Rep. Tom Perriello’s district going away, were locked and loaded into the “Young Guns” list.

The sole candidate added to the top level of the program who hasn’t yet been nominated by Republican primary voters is Tennessee's Stephen Fincher, the farmer and gospel singer running in a costly primary for retiring Democratic Rep. John Tanner’s open seat. While Fincher has already received support from national Republicans – NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions addressed a fundraiser for his campaign – he must contend with two well financed primary opponents, physician Ron Kirkland and Shelby County Commissioner George Flinn Jr.

A Republican official explained the decision to put Fincher on the list: “No one forgets that Fincher got into the race against Tanner when nobody else would run.” Other candidates drew attention based on their strong fundraising performances and polling data – both public and internal – showing them strongly competitive with or even leading Democratic incumbents.

Also making the NRCC’s latest cut are Todd Young, the challenger for Indiana Rep. Baron Hill; Andy Barr, the GOP nominee in Kentucky Rep. Ben Chandler’s distict; farm broadcaster Rick Crawford, running for outgoing Arkansas Rep. Marion Berry’s seat; home inspection business owner Keith Fimian, running against Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly; and South Carolina state Sen. and John Spratt challenger Mick Mulvaney.
The “Young Guns” program is just one election cycle old: House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan launched it during the 2008 campaign. McCarthy is now the lawmaker charged with taking point on recruitment for the NRCC.

Notably, while there are now 39 candidates receiving full “Young Guns” support, not all of them are in districts currently held by Democrats. Bob Dold, one of the new additions, as well as Florida’s David Rivera, who was already enrolled, are competing to retain open seats already in GOP hands. That means the party would have to win all of the “Young Guns” seats, plus a few more, in order to flip Congress’s lower chamber.

Several Republicans competing for vulnerable seats did not get the “Young Guns” promotion. North Carolina House candidate Harold Johnson, for example, whom House Republican leaders backed in a primary for Democratic Rep. Larry Kissell’s seat, has not cleared the bar yet. Neither has Idaho state Rep. Raul Labrador, who won an upset victory in a primary for freshman Democrat Walt Minnick’s seat over an opponent favored by the NRCC.

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