Erick Erickson of RedState.com:Crist Endorsement 'A Bridge Too Far'

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If the NRSC thinks this is smart, we must not waste our time or energy with them. Join me in pledging no money, no help, no aid, and no support for the NRSC’s efforts in the 2010 election cycle.
And if you are hesitant, remember that Charlie Crist, the NRSC’s wonder boy, is set to sign into law a massive tax increase on the working people of Florida.
We can disagree with the NRSC on many things, but this one is a bridge too far.

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Dan McLaughlin of RedState.com:Crist Picks A Fight GOP Doesn't Need

This stupid move by NRSC violates rules of good politics:

Republicans are going to have a lot of challenges and a lot of opportunities in the 2010 elections. One thing the party needs to do is get our best candidates into races we can win; another is to make sure we hold the easy races and avoid bloody and ideologically divisive primaries in the tough ones; a third is to make sure we can raise adequate funds to support all the races we need to contest; and a fourth is to promote the young stars of the party who will represent its future.
Charlie Crist disregarded all of that when he announced that he was dropping out of the race for re-election as Governor of Florida to enter the primary to replace retiring Republican Senator Mel Martinez. And NRSC Chairman John Cornyn, by immediately endorsing Crist, signalled that he encouraged this sort of behavior. Shame on both of them for putting Crist’s personal ambitions above the good of the party. . . .

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