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Related: About this forumThe ultimate post-mortem: 16 reasons why Charlie Crist fell short
http://www.saintpetersblog.com/archives/165877When a candidate loses an election, theres a tendency to ask what could have been done differently. Coulda, woulda, shoulda is a natural part of the post-election period.
But when a candidate loses by a margin as tight as Charlie Crist fell short against Rick Scott 48.2 to 47.1 percent theres an obligation to go beyond Monday morning quarterbacking.
Certainly, Crists loss can be boiled down to a flawed candidate, with much less money than his opponent, who failed to motivate enough of his base to turn out. But that overgeneralization does not tell the entire story of what went wrong for Crist.
Gov. Rick Scott was a flawed opponent, too. Crist raised a boatload of money for a Democrat and was actually out-raising Scott toward the end of the campaign. And in certain counties, Democratic voter turnout surpassed expectations.
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The ultimate post-mortem: 16 reasons why Charlie Crist fell short (Original Post)
steve2470
Nov 2014
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zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)2. GOP vs GOP Lite
How does the quote go? Give 'em a choice between a real republican and GOP lite, and they'll pick the real thing every time.
d_r
(6,907 posts)3. the unicorn blod
probably had something to do with it
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)4. I never knew how to read him.
I wanted to believe he was capable of great things, but I don't think anyone can go through the Florida war machine that is our political system without losing the best part of themselves.
I voted for him even though I knew he has friends in high places that really should just do us all a big favor and retire.