Dennis Baxley endorses Marco Rubio
Let the Tom Gallagher comparisons begin. Marco Rubio tweets that former Fla Christian Coalition executive director Dennis Baxley is endorsing Rubio for U.S. Senate.
UPDATE. From Dennis Baxley's statement: Our nation is at a crossroads and we are in a battle for the soul of our Republican Party and our Nation. Marco Rubio is at the very tipping point of this defining hour. Values and principles are timeless....Most importantly we need to unite behind a leader we can trust. We can trust Marco to stand by his conservative values and uphold his pledge not to raise taxes. We can trust Marco to follow his principles in the fight to appoint strict judges who will uphold the law, not legislate from the bench. We can trust Marco to be a voice against the liberal establishment that wants to expand government into our daily lives, not join them.
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If he only had a brain,,,
Marco polo would have not accepted Baxley's endorsement,why would Rubio want
the people who did NOT vote for Baxley to NOT vote for him?
This little feller just doesn't think things through does he.
Posted by: If rubio was smart he would say heck no to baxley's endorsement! | June 03, 2009 at 01:42 PM
If Jesus were to return to earth he would most certainly be a Democrat. Republicans, the party of hate and corruption, have nothing in common with the love and compassion of our Savior and his teachings.
Posted by: Republican Hypocrites | June 03, 2009 at 01:57 PM
file this under "who gives a $hit"
Posted by: Irrelevance | June 03, 2009 at 01:59 PM
Yawn...
Posted by: Boring | June 03, 2009 at 02:06 PM
How appropriate that a funeral director endorses Marco's campaign. DOA!!!
Posted by: haha | June 03, 2009 at 02:14 PM
Baxley and Stemberger did push through Florida's anti gay marriage amendment.
That will draw plenty of votes from the Christian conservatives so for those of you discounting the endorsement you don't understand GOP politics very well.
Remember, after Chuck Crist promised to support the anti-gay marriage campaign he later backed out saying "I'm a live and let live kind of guy"!
That's why the "base" will be supporting Marco.
Posted by: terminator | June 03, 2009 at 02:27 PM
Republicans are myopic. They can't seem to understand that the entire voting public that identifies themselves as "Republican" is currently about 21% and of that, the "base" is much less.
Posted by: Republicans there's no meat left on that bone! | June 03, 2009 at 02:33 PM
Baxley is an idiot. Whoever he supports, I will contribute to the opponent.
Posted by: how 'bout them repiggies | June 03, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Repiggie Guy Was Here.
Posted by: ! | June 03, 2009 at 04:33 PM
Dennis Baxley is great.
Posted by: Go Marco! | June 03, 2009 at 05:16 PM
Why does the St Pete Times think anyone cares what Baxley does? Why don't you let this extremeist fool go away? Please give us a break. Where do you think he fits in in the grand scheme of things? Why do you give him the time of day? I think maybe it is only to show the religious extremeist support Rubio has. If thats is the case, well then I guess I understand the reasoning. If I were Rubio I wouldn't go touting that endorsement out to loud.
Posted by: Floridian | June 03, 2009 at 05:36 PM
The only thing that the Baxley endorsement does is reinforce votes for Rubio that he was going to get anyway.
Posted by: Joe Cool | June 03, 2009 at 06:16 PM
Baxley couldn't elect himself - literally. Why would anyone care what he does.
I do think its a bad sign that things are so bad that Rubio is already bringing in the undertaker.
Posted by: Dead man walking | June 03, 2009 at 07:47 PM
Baxley is a holy roller dingaling. Are you people stark raving mad?
Posted by: how 'bout them repiggies | June 03, 2009 at 07:51 PM
Dennis Baxleys' endorsement:
Kiss of death for Marco Rubio?
Posted by: Paul D. Harvill | June 03, 2009 at 08:56 PM
Correction:
Dennis Baxley's endorsement:
Kiss of death for Marco Rubio?
Posted by: Paul D. Harvill | June 03, 2009 at 08:57 PM
many Christian conservatives took a pass on Charlie Crist as they rightly observed him to be a charlatan who was only paying them lip service.
Marco will energize the Christian right and bring out those folks who said "thanks but no thanks" in the last election.
Posted by: terminator | June 03, 2009 at 09:06 PM
Former Speakers of the House who sought state-wide office:
Johnnie Byrd
Ralph Haben
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Former Speakers of the House who won state-wide office:
Doyle Conner
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Who am I missing?
I know that I am missing a good number.
Posted by: Paul D. Harvill | June 03, 2009 at 09:29 PM
geez....is adam a reporter or a koz kid poster? maybe he just change the name to the blog as dem college kid dem hack blog.
Posted by: BobS | June 03, 2009 at 10:06 PM
I find it funny that Baxley says he is a god fearing christian yet he runs a funeral home where they take large amounts of money from people on the backs of a death. Is a gold lined vault needed, or the 30K casket. Funeral homes provide services but at very very high prices, it is greed which last I read is considered a sin like gay marriage and gambling.
Posted by: No one cares about Baxley | June 04, 2009 at 09:26 AM
Marco Rubio is the real deal. http://www.marcorubio.com
Posted by: mcouncil1 | June 05, 2009 at 04:44 AM