Poll says: Crist isn't 'most overrated' ... just second-most
Well, the Washington Post'svery unscientific online poll for "most overrated governor" has tallied the results of the more than 9,000 votes cast over 24 hours, and the winner is (drumroll, please) ... Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry with 43 percent, giving him the less-than-desirable label.
That's good news, sort of, for Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who at some points during the polling was ahead of Perry -- and in a week that hasn't been his strongest. The bad news is, Crist still got enough votes to come in as the second-most overrated, with 35 percent of the votes.
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Rich Heffley and Charlie Crist Fail In Their Rubio Attack. Potentially Violate Federal Law.
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/10/28/is-rich-heffley-connected-to-the-anti-rubio-website/
Posted by: And more intersting news this morning on Redstate | October 29, 2009 at 10:18 AM
The author of this Buzz entry failed to mention that The FIX poll had only 6 governors to choose from.
Not surprisingly, the governor of the state with the largest population won (Texas). The state with the second most population out of the states listed came in second (Florida. And the state with the third most population on the list came in third (Pennsylvania).
Posted by: Critical Thinking | October 29, 2009 at 10:19 AM
I don't know much about Rick Perry but he'd have to be a real LOSER to come out behind Charlie Crist!
This is GREAT NEWS! Go Marco. Go Meek.
ABC (anyone but chuck)!
Posted by: terminator | October 29, 2009 at 10:24 AM
So Heffley is now running this campaign?? Explains the worst 3 weeks Crist has ever had in the press. Go back under your rock Heffley!
Posted by: help us | October 29, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Is there anyone left around Charlie from the 06 race? Heffly Greer Ike had nothing to do with that win. Why is Charlie risking everything with these bozos? Its too bad. How does Charlie not see this total destruction of his future?
Posted by: Charlie Lover | October 29, 2009 at 10:56 AM
http://www.poligazette.com/2009/10/29/charlie-crist-declares-war-on-marco-rubio/
Charlie Crist Declares War on Marco Rubio
Posted by: Hard to stop a Tsunami based on principle in a closed primary | October 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM
10:19 is on the right track with his thinking. Texas is a bigger state than Florida so there are more disgruntled voters as a whole there.
But I highly doubt that Rick Perry is worse than Chuckles the Clown. Heck, at least he hasn't been campaigning for various positions since he became governor, unlike Chuckles the Clown.
If those Texans knew what a creep and derelict Chuckles was, they'd have joined us in voting for him.
On a different note, it's funny to see how all this negative campaigning has backfired on Chuckles the Clown. It's becoming more and more apparent that the Hitler video was produced by Chuckles' people to turn around and blame Rubio!
Heffley works out of the RPOF and that place is constantly slithering with Chuckles staffers, campaign personnel, and a whole assortment of other such sycophants, malcontents, and fatsos. I bet Heffley's not the only one behind this.
Dig Shannon, dig! You've been doing a great job exposing these reprobates.
Posted by: LEMIEUX=CRIST=SPECTER | October 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM
11:07 - LOL
"His sin? Marco Rubio is not a real fiscal conservative because he is paying off a mortgage and student loans. Dude.
Is that all Crist has to work with? While yes, it is. And the reason is pretty simple: unlike Crist, Rubio actually is a conservative."
AND he actually owns a home, unlike Crist... LOL
Posted by: Randall Stevens | October 29, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Who cares if a Crist backer makes a website? How about all those Rubio backer's sites? hmmmmmmmmm.
Posted by: Rubio is worse! | October 29, 2009 at 11:46 AM
“Poll says: Crist isn't 'most overrated'...just second-most”
Clearly, they do not know Chuck... come to think of it, not many of us do either, since he’s never actually governed our state. Chuck has been a total embarrassment to all Floridians, even the blue-hairs who think of him as the daughter they never had. He’s the most self-serving, do-nothing, underachieving, unaccomplished, closet gay, fake wife sport’n, barbie doll of an empty suit we’ve ever seen here in Florida. And if this state’s electorate is dumb enough to elect his to ANYTHING EVER AGAIN... then we deserve the results of our ignorance, and our cute little nickname of “Floriduuh”
Posted by: The "Forgotten" People | October 29, 2009 at 12:58 PM
He's not even first for lameness??
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: Sam | October 29, 2009 at 01:03 PM
12:58,
Please be careful. Plagiarism is a dangerous thing. I saw the exact terminology ("most self-serving, do-nothing, underachieving, unaccomplished, closet gay, fake wife sport’n, barbie doll of an empty suit we’ve ever seen") in the newspsper recently. Except it was in reference to the President.
Posted by: Nellie | October 29, 2009 at 01:22 PM
Whatever the flawed methodology of this poll, I'd take Rick Perry over Charlie Crist without thinking twice.
Posted by: KilroyFSU | October 29, 2009 at 01:50 PM
But Charlie should be humbled by Mattel creating the new Ken doll in his image...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/latest_ken_putting_on_the_dog_KLVuku7q6iDK4vh2gtj9AP
Posted by: ... | October 29, 2009 at 02:00 PM
Advice to Rubio, Look into Charlie's involvement with Louis Pearlman.
Posted by: Ed | October 29, 2009 at 02:25 PM
Meet Marco Rubio on Monday night in Pinellas!
Marco Rubio
Monday November 2
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Crabby Bill's Seafood
401 Gulf Blvd
Indian Rocks Beach FL 33785
Free & open to the public.
Bring your conservative friends and neighbors.
Posted by: Map to Crabby Bill's | October 31, 2009 at 03:02 PM