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charlie crist is run for governor as a democrat.he was endorsed by the sent republican committee. -- senate republican committee and he was held up as the future of the gop. we had to be more like charlie crist to win. my favorite, or my worst nightmare was arlen specter. do you guys remember the first specter?enegade arlen and justick santorum about every body that was considered acceptable within the gop said the only guy that can win is arlen specter. if they had not weighed in, he fight.ave won the the fight over a obamacare. who was the 16th vote on obamacare? the very moment he decided he and notn as a democrat a republican, arlen specter. would not be fighting to repeal obamacare if it was not for the decisions of by some republican experts to save arlen specter. friend,hner's best steve latourette, he has created a pac called defending a main street. i quote "to beat the's not out of the tea party he bank -- tea party." he is defending some the biggest offenders when it comes to limited government. you know who funds that? l

first of all, will charlie crist get the democratic nod to run against rick scott? a primary. he's certainly the heavy favorite that polling has indicated. he's raised millions of dollars and we know rick scott will outraise democrats in general by 2-1 or 3-1. >> what will turn voters non'14 in florida? it's an off year election, a midterm, historically not good for democrats. everybody loves to point that out but the issues are a little more intense. >> i think president obama is not the negative the republicans are trying to make him out to be. i think because of education, in building the middle-class and also the key issue will be rick scott. i think people really in florida don't like rick scott. he's done terrible things. he had an opportunity to accept $51 billion in medicaid money, he turned it down. this supposed jobs governor had an opportunity to create 23,000 jobs by a rail system and said no to that. it goes on and on. he even removed a billion dollars from the state education budget in his first year as governor. >> well, he's going to have -- and sour

the numbers show broad support for charlie crist across a wide array of demographics, according to oneewide survey. crist leads scott by 34 percentage points in broward and miami-dade counties. get out the vote is going to be big. crist leads by six percentage points, according to a poll of republican-controlled state house districts. north florida is a republican stronghold, and crist leads scott by four percentage points there, which is almost unheard of. that's a cumulative 17-point shift in favor of democrats compared to the 2010 election. this weekend i am down here in florida to talk to voters about the issues that matter to them with a focus group. we're going to be talking about jobs, health care and voting rights. annette taddeo chair of the miami-dade democratic party joins me tonight. annette, good to have you with me. what message does it send when you've got republicans leaking poll numbers to the press? >> wow. well, maybe they're trying to wake up their base, or maybe -- i don't really understand why they would leak these polls. but you know what? i just these republican

charlie crist is running as a democrat.arlie crist was enforced by the senate republican committee. charlie crist was held up as the future of the gop. we had to be more like charlie crist in order to win. my favorite, of course, or hi worst nightmare was arlen specter. do you guys remember the first time pat toomey ran against arlen specker? the gop circled the wag gones. karl rove and the white house and senator rick santorum and just about everybody that was considered acceptable within the gop said the only guy that can win is arlen specter. if they hadn't weighed in, pat toomey would have won that fight. fast forward to the fight over obamacare. who was the 60th vote on obamacare? who left the gop at that very moment that he decided that he could win as a democrat, not as a republican? arlen specter. so our decisions matter a lot in public policy. we would not be fighting to repeal obamacare today if it wasn't the decision by some republican experts to save arlen specter. john boehner's best be friend, steve latourette

>> charlie crist is embracing the affordable care act. will that make a difference?en you all introduced me in the program, i came on as a hispanic business owner and i can tell you that the voice hispanic has and business owners in general, there's a lot of uncertainty with regards to obamacare. there's a lot of unknowns and i just think this should have been better dealt with beforehand. you don't inact a law and figure it out after it's passed congress. first of all, you figure out what the consequences will be. >> they're going try to make an issue of it. i don't think it's going to hurt the democrats. i am also a business owner and i happen to know that the status quo, which is what the republicans want because i've never seen what they're going to do to cover all the millions in florida who don't have insurance. we really need an answer and obamacare has been good, especially for us business owners who can't get coverage in florida. >> great to have you. spirited discussion. thank you. still to come, scott walker changes his tune on obamacare. we can't sabotage

charlie crist. you remember charlie crist. they likedurprise charlie so much.is everything they love. strong poll numbers, healthy bank account, and not a single strong conviction on policy. he was putty in their hands. one state legislator have the aurage to stand up and be conservative alternative. marco rubio thought he should lead a cousin's ideas were better. he believed -- he should lead because his ideas were better. we remember what happened. he won big. his election proved that idea still matter, that conservatism still works, and that washington often gets it wrong. senator rubio continues to get things right. from reforming poverty programs to encourage and job creation, stopping obamacare bailout, standing up for religious liberty and human rights, marco rubio is leading on ideas that matter to conservatives. we salute you, marco rubio, and we welcome you to cpac 2014. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much for that kind introduction. it reminded me of that race from a couple of years ago when i to speak in january of that year and

state john kerry, ted cruz, and former governor charlie crist were some of the main speakers at thisroject red iron dinner. dinner.iron journalists and politicians poke fun at each other. secretary kerry attended in place of president obama. senator cruz is the republican speaker and republican turned democrat charlie crist represented his new party. every president since grover cleveland has attended the gridiron dinner. here is a look at some of the arrivals. from?re are you >> [indiscernible] >> i hope you have a nice time. >> thank you very much. >> how are you doing? >> are you ready? give me the book. that is a great book. [laughter] at 10:30 sign tomorrow here in d.c. do you? come see us tomorrow. have a great night. >> in his weekly address, president obama urged august to raise the federal min wage to $10.10 an hour. and the republican address, senator rob portman talks about the republican plan to improve the economy. >> hi, everybody. this week, i traveled to new england, where i was joined by four governors who are working to raise the minimum wage in each of their states

former florida governor charlie crist is trying to become governor again. she a democrat now but was a republican then. now against rick scott is a tossup according to a new poll released by the university of north florida. the economy and health care are big factors. cuba could become one, too he now supports lifting the embargo that has been in place for more than 50 years. last month senator rubio deliver ad withering speech on the senate floor with the suggestion is embargo should be lifted. >> you think cuba is a paradise? you think it is an exam and model we should be polling? you are free to say that, in the press and anywhere you want. we are free here to come here and tell the truth. we are free here to come and denounce the violation of human. >> this week our colleagues at nbc latino report on the changing attitudes towards the embargo among cuban exiles in florida. overing the weekend, i traveled to miami to take the pulse of cubans in the neighborhood they call little havana. >> i have been here for 40 years. you know, i'm very americanized. i'

matchup takes place in florida between rick scott and republican turned independent turned democrat charlie cristcheck the "hardball" scoreboard. according to a new poll from university of florida it is a tight race. right now crist leads by one. 20% say they haven't made up their minds yet. we'll be right back. [ woman ] i've always tried to see things from the best angle i could. it's how i look at life. especially now that i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin but wondered, could i focus on something better? my doctor told me about eliquis for three important reasons. one, in a clinical trial eliquis was proven to reduce the risk of stroke better than warfarin. two, eliquis had less major bleeding than warfarin. and three, unlike warfarin there's no routine blood testing. [ male announcer ] don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an a

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charlie crist is running for governor as a democrat. endorsed by the senate republican committee. hell of as the future of the gop. we had to be more like charlie christian order to win. my favorite, of course, was my worst nightmare to marlon specter. do you guys are rubber the first time pat to me ran against arlen specter? the gop circled the wagons. karl rove in the white house and senator rick santorum and just about everybody that was considered acceptable within the gop said the only guy that can win is allen specter. if they had not weighed in pat to me would have won that fight. the 60's folk, who led the gop at that very moment that he decided that he could win as a democrat, not a republican? so our decisions and politics matter a lot in public policy. we would not be fighting john banners best friend, former congressman, a lobbyist, defending ministry. i quote to beat this not out of the tea party. he is running ads in some of these, defending some of the biggest defenders when it comes to the principles of limited government. you know who funds that? is best friend, la

when hewith marco rubio was in asterisk against charlie crist.ubio is the ronald reagan of the 21st-century. i would love to be known as president marco rubio's pollster at the end of my career. >> this is an object is -- this is an example of an objective -- [laughter] anybody out there that wants to text questions to me, do it to @cpacnews #callowpanel. >> if we could call the slides up, we will just take a quick look here at what is happening .o america in the future we will take a look at the challenge facing conservatives as we go forward. while they are calling them up, let me just thank you all for showing up here. his 60 three degrees, it is sunny. it is the best weather in washington we have had in weeks, and you are here woke listing twos panel. that is hard-core. i really do appreciate it. let's take a look at the challenge facing conservatives as we go forward here. 2012 presidential election by racial category. on the far left you will see that mitt romney won a landslide among whites, not hispanic white voters. he won 59%. that is a

we have worked with marco rubio since his early days when he was in asterisk against charlie crist.hat marco rubio is the ronald reagan of the 21st-century. i would love to be known as president marco rubio's pollster at the end of my career. >> this is example of a washington objective. by the way, if anyone out there wants to tax questions to me, do @cpacnews #hallopanel. everybody got that? hello? thank you. you are going to take us down the road to the future, right? you are going to do that by presenting pictures to us. >> im. an. m. if we could call the slides up and we will take a quick look here at what is happening to werica in the future and will take a look at the challenges facing conservatives as we go forward. let me thank you all for showing up here. it is 63 degrees and sunny, it is the best that we have had in washington and weeks and you are in here listening to this panel. that is hard-core. i really do appreciate it. at theake a look challenge facing conservatives as we go forward. this is the 2012 presidential election by racial category and on the far left, you

we have worked with marco rubio since his early days when he was an asterisk against charlie crist. will tell you that marco rubio is the ronald reagan of the 21st-century. i would love to be known as president marco rubio's pollster at the end of my career. >> this is an example of a washington objective. -- disinterested objective. by the way, if anyone out there wants to ask questions to me, do it to @cpacnews #hallowpanel. everybody got that? hello? thank you. you are going to take us down the road to the future, right? you are going to do that by presenting pictures to us. >> i am. if we could call the slides up and we will take a quick look here at what is happening to america in the future and we will take a look at the challenge facing conservatives as we go forward. let me thank you all for showing up here. it is 63 degrees and sunny. it is the best day we have had in washington in weeks and you are in here listening to this panel. that is hard-core. i really do appreciate it. let's take a look at the challenge facing conservatives as we go forward. this is the 2012 preside

your former governor charlie crist is here.applause] and most of all, i want to thank the people that michelle and i came all the down here to see, and that is the students of coral reef. [applause] we had heard great things about your school. we had heard great things about the students. we wanted to come down here and just see what was going on. and michelle and i just had a chance to visit with some of your classmates who are going through some of the scholarship applications, and we had a chance to talk to them and hear what their plans were. and first of all, michelle and i looked and we said, these must be actors playing students, because they were all smart and good-looking and organized. and i asked them, what are you going to do? and they're -- well, i'm going to be applying to business school, and then i'm going to start a company, and then i -- when i was your age, i didn't know what i was doing. i was lucky if i had gotten out of bed on time. so you guys are ahead of the game. and we're here to tell you that you've

but and so when charlie crist ran it it was still a dangerous option for people in term battles herehy we have to fill in that hole in obamacare and. they will know all about acquiring the law would go into federal government to pay for sharleen and obamacare is only going to do broadly what medicaid has been we're in two or. three litigating the same things over and over here let's move on. attorney general eric holder's enough with the three strikes laws enough with the minimum mandatory sentencing let's give. discretion back to judges right doesn't this make sense the us and the national association of the system u.s. attorneys disagrees with him he's talking about this so-called smarter sentencing act which basically says we're going to we're going to and the whole nixon. and what's his name the rockefeller nelson rockefeller you know the for the the rockefeller drug laws are going to stop doing this and we're going to let judges make decisions is not constitutional does not comport with the more conservative viewpoint on this actually the laws limiting the ability of judges to a

we've worked with marco rubio since he was at astrik against charlie crist.- i would love to be known as marco end of ollster at the my career. >> by the way, anyone who wants @cpay news do it to hashtag hallow. everybody got that? hello? all right. thank you. now, you're going to take us down the road to the future, right? > yes. >> you are going to do that by presenting pictures. >> yes. if we could call the slides up and take a quick look at what's happening to america in the future, and we'll take a look at the challenge facing conservatives as we go forward. >> while they are calling them up. let me thank you all for showing up here. it is 63 degrees, the best day we've had in washington in six weeks, and you are in here listening to this panel. i tell you, that's hard core. i tell you what, i really do appreciate it. let's look at the challenges facing conservatives as we go forward here. this is the 2012 presidential election by racial category. on the far left, you will see that mit romney won a landslide among white, not hispanic, white voters. he wo