Newspaper outs FL Gov nominee Crist; and 34 new independent polls
October 24th, 2006
WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE.FLORIDA: NEWSPAPER SEEMINGLY OUTS CRIST AND NAMES NAMES.
Everyone saw this story coming in the Florida Governor's race -- especially in the wake of the Foley page scandal and Attorney General Charlie Crist's recent use of targeted anti-gay rights messages aimed at GOP voters -- but it is finally in print. In fact, even Crist told the reporter it was "fair" for the media to ask questions about his sexuality in light of issues raised in the campaign. Crist even goes so far as to answer that he has "never" had sex with a man. Now, before I give you the link, what is odd about the entire story are the wildly inconsistent denials from everyone involved (and who they are) which seem to make the story all the more credible. Click here to read the New Times story and decide for yourself whether or not you believe Crist is telling the truth or lying in his denial of being gay. Before you shrug this story and source off as insignificant, you should note reporter Bob Norman -- who wrote this controversial article -- was the same New Times reporter who in 2003 first outed Mark Foley and prompted Foley's prompt exit from the 2004 US Senate race (after, of course, an enraged Foley bashed Norman's article at a press conference). Give this story a few more days to reach the mainstream media and gain some traction, but these New Times allegations will likely become an issue that Crist will soon be forced to deal with on a daily basis. Meanwhile, in related news, Reform gubernatorial nominee Max Linn -- who gay-baited Crist on radio shows in recent weeks with "Charlie, come out, come out from wherever you are" -- was barred from the gubernatorial debate by a state appellate court order issued just two hours before the first televised debate started. Just yesterday Linn won the right through a lawsuit to participate in the debate.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.25.06 | Permalink | postCount('102506a');
BY THE NUMBERS: US SENATE RACES.
FLORIDA: US Senator Bill Nelson (D) - 58%, Congresswoman Katherine Harris (R) - 35%. (Strategic Vision-R).
MINNESOTA: Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar (D) - 55%, Congressman Mark Kennedy (R) - 39%, former public access TV organization executive director Robert Fitzgerald (Independence) - 3%, Two Others - 2%. (KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA).
MISSOURI: US Senator Jim Talent (R) - 48%, State Auditor Claire McCaskill (D) - 45%, Frank Gilmour (Libertarian) - 2%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
MISSOURI: Talent (R) - 46%, McCaskill (D) - 43%, Gilmour (Libertarian) - 2%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
MONTANA: State Senate President Jon Tester (D) - 46%, US Senate Conrad Burns (R) - 43%, business consultant Stan Jones (Libertarian) - 2%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
NEW JERSEY: US Senator Bob Menendez (D) - 45%, State Senator Tom Kean Jr. (R) - 42%, Others - 3%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
OHIO: Congressman Sherrod Brown (D) - 48%, US Senator Mike DeWine (R) - 40%, Other - 3%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
PENNSYLVANIA: State Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. (D) - 51%, US Senator Rick Santorum (R) - 39%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
RHODE ISLAND: Former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse (D) - 48%, US Senator Lincoln Chafee (R) - 43%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
RHODE ISLAND: Whitehouse (D) - 52%, Chafee (R) - 44%. (Rasmussen Reports).
SOUTH CAROLINA: Governor Mark Sanford (R) - 57%, State Senator Tommy Moore (D) - 34%. (Rasmussen Reports).
TENNESSEE: Former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker (R) - 45%, Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D) - 43%, Others - 2%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
TENNESSEE: Corker (R) - 49%, Ford (D) - 47%. (Rasmussen Reports).
WASHINGTON: US Senator Maria Cantwell (D) - 52%, insurance executive Mike McGavick (R) - 37%, Others - 3%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.25.06 | Permalink | postCount('102506b');
BY THE NUMBERS: GOVERNOR RACES.
ARKANSAS: Attorney General Mike Beebe (D) - 49%, former Congressman Asa Hutchinson (R) - 41%. (Rasmussen Reports).
COLORADO: Former Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter (D) - 56%, Congressman Bob Beauprez (R) - 38%, Three Others - 3%. (KUSA-TV/SurveyUSA).
COLORADO: Ritter (D) - 51%, Beauprez (R) - 39%. (Rasmussen Reports).
FLORIDA: Attorney General Charlie Crist (R) - 51%, Congressman Jim Davis (D) - 42%, businessman Max Linn (Reform) - 2%. (Strategic Vision-R).
GEORGIA: Governor Sonny Perdue (R) - 51%, Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor (D) - 32%, computer consultant Garrett Hayes (Libertarian) - 9%. (Strategic Vision-R).
KANSAS: Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) - 56%, State Senator Jim Bennett (R) - 37%. (Rasmussen Reports).
MASSACHUSETTS: Former US Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick (D) - 56%, Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey (R) - 31%, businessman Christy Mihos (Independent) - 8%, affordable housing activist Grace Ross (Green) - 2%. (WBZ-TV/SurveyUSA).
MICHIGAN: Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) - 53%, businessman Dick DeVos (R) - 42%. (Rasmussen Reports).
MINNESOTA: Attorney General Mike Hatch (D) - 45%, Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) - 44%, former State Finance Commissioner Peter Hutchinson (Independence) - 7%, Three Others - 2%. (KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA).
OHIO: Congressman Ted Strickland (D) - 54%, Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (R) - 34%, Others - 1%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
OKLAHOMA: Governor Brad Henry (D) - 64%, Congressman Ernest Istook (R) - 32%. (KFOR-TV/SurveyUSA).
PENNSYLVANIA: Governor Ed Rendell (D) - 56%, former pro football player Lynn Swann (R) - 35%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
RHODE ISLAND: Governor Don Carcieri (R) - 49%, Lieutenant Governor Charlie Fogarty (D) - 39%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
RHODE ISLAND: Carcieri (R) - 51%, Fogarty (D) - 44%. (Rasmussen Reports).
TENNESSEE: Governor Phil Bredesen (D) - 62%, State Senator Jim Bryson (R) - 27%, Others - 1%. (MSNBC/McClatchy Newspapers/Mason-Dixon).
TEXAS: Governor Rick Perry (R) - 36%, former Congressman Chris Bell (D) - 26%, State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn (Independent) - 19%, musician Kinky Friedman (Independent) - 16%, software sales analyst James Werner (Libertarian) - 1%. (KEYE-TV/SurveyUSA).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.25.06 | Permalink | postCount('102506c');
BY THE NUMBERS: US HOUSE RACES.
CALIFORNIA - CD-4: Congressman John Doolittle (R) - 51%, retired USAF veteran Charlie Brown (D) - 41%, mountain park rescue director Dan Warren (Libertarian) - 5%. (KXTV-TV/SurveyUSA).
CONNECTICUT - CD-4: Congressman Chris Shays (R) - 43%, former Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell (D) - 43%. (Hartford Courant/University of Connecitcut).
FLORIDA - CD-22: Congressman Clay Shaw (R) - 42%, State Senate Minority Leader Ron Klein (D) - 41%. (Insider Advantage).
KENTUCKY - CD-4: Congressman Geoff Davis (R) - 46%, former Congressman Ken Lucas (D) - 44%, financial consultant Brian Houillion (Libertarian) - 4%. (WCPO-TV/SurveyUSA).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.25.06 | Permalink | postCount('102506d');
FREE SPEECH ZONE.
The New Jersey Supreme Court will issue a ruling Wednesday in a case determining if the state constitution requires New Jersey to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 10.25.06 | Permalink | postCount('102506e');
SEND A PIN = GET A FREE PLUG HERE.
Here's my open offer for every campaign (and campaign supporter): send me a button or pin from the Governor, US Senate, Congressional, Statewide Office, etc., campaign you are involved in -- feel free to add a sticker and brochure -- and I'll place a link to official campaign site here on our homepage in a daily "thank you" note. My address: Ron Gunzburger, 409 NE 17 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. OUR THANKS TODAY GO TO: US Senator Joe Lieberman, Independent candidate for re-election in Connecticut.
WANNA TRADE?
I'm interested in building up my collection of Canadian campaign buttons. If you've got Canadian political buttons to trade, I'm interesting in swapping with you for some great US pins. Please drop me a note!
WRITERS WANTED: WRITE FOR POLITICS1.
Claim your 15 minutes of online fame with the political crowd. Click here to learn more about writing for Politics1.
Entry Filed under: Contributions, In the News, politics