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A Question Of Timing
May 11, 2009
Josh Kraushaar has reported for Politico that on Tuesday, May 12, Florida Governor Charlie Crist will announce his intention to run as the Republican candidate for the Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez. Kraushaar explained that Crist would become the Republican Party’s “most high-profile recruit of the 2010 election cycle”. He went on to point out:
The timing of Crist’s announcement is rather interesting, in light of the fact that he is prominently featured in Kirby Dick’s new documentary film, Outrage, which opened on Friday. Andrew O’Hehir interviewed Kirby Dick for Salon.com. This is what the filmmaker had to say about his new movie:
Rumors about Governor Crist’s lifestyle have circulated here in Florida for many years. Many of my conservative Republican friends have always believed those rumors, although the issue never stopped them from voting for Crist. Once he became identified as a potential running mate for John McCain in the 2008 election, Governor Crist got married. The timing of that event made many people suspicious. With Crist’s imminent announcement of his intention to run for the Senate, the question of timing has come up again. Will he distract attention away from the questions raised by the film, Outrage . . . or will the timing of his announcement enhance the magnitude of those concerns?
Bob Norman is the writer for the Broward and Palm Beach County edition of the New Times who was interviewed by Kirby Dick for the movie. The filmmaker retraced some of the reporting done by Norman about Charlie Crist back in 2006. Norman’s reports were based on information provided by two campaign staffers for the infamous Katherine Harris: Jason Wetherington and Bruce Jordan. In his recent New Times article about the film, Mr. Norman was careful to point out that the claims concerning Governor Crist’s preferences remain open to question:
Jason Bellini provided a video report on the release of Outrage for The Daily Beast, which included an interview with Kirby Dick. Bellini also provided an analysis of the mainstream media’s reaction to the film’s focus on Governor Crist. For the most part, the mainstream outlets wrote off the claims as unsubstantiated rumors.
Aaron Blake reported for The Hill, that Charlie Crist’s Senate campaign could threaten the Republican Party’s control in Florida because a “domino effect” would result if he were to vacate the Governor’s office. The GOP managed to consolidate its power here in the 2008 election, despite the fact that Barack Obama won this state. Blake provided this perspective from a Republican insider:
If allegations of hypocrisy and concealment of a secret gay lifestyle get serious attention in Charlie Crist’s 2010 Senate campaign, Ms. Navarro’s analogy might be very appropriate.