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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 03:23 PM
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Crist says he 'misspoke' on healthcare, the health care bill was too big, too expensive
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/116145-crist-says-he-misspoke-on-healthcare-

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Crist told a local TV station Friday that he would have voted in favor of President Obama's healthcare proposal were he in the Senate. That was a reversal of his previous position against the healthcare law.

"I would have voted for it," Crist said in the interview. "But I think it can be done better, I really do."

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"If I misspoke, I want to be abundantly clear: the health care bill was too big, too expensive, and expanded the role of government far too much," Crist said in a statement. "Had I been in the United States Senate at the time, I would have voted against the bill because of unacceptable provisions like the cuts to the Medicare Advantage program."

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Meek and Rubio having an absolute field day with his flip flop
The headline on an e-mail from the Meek campaign reads, "Breaking: Governor Crist diagnosed with political amnesia."
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 03:27 PM
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1. Crist will finish third.
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Dawgs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 03:54 PM
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3. And Rubio will finish first.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 04:07 PM
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5. Really--
Where did you hear that?
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 03:35 PM
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2. Good of him to clear it up like that.
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secondwind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 04:04 PM
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4. Damn. But maybe Meek can get Crist's voters, and win this thing!
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fl_dem Donating Member (444 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-27-10 04:46 PM
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6. I was on the fence with Crist
I didn't like the fact that the party would be split as that nevers fairs too well...maybe after this blunder other will feel as I do and will get behind Meek.
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