Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., sends word by e-mail of a Marco Rubio moneybomb tomorrow, to celebrate the anniversary of President Obama’s hug with Rubio’s opponent for the GOP Senate nod, Gov. Charlie Crist. Last Feb. 10, Crist was promoting President Obama’s stimulus package throughout Florida, and President Obama visited. The two men shared the stage and hugged briefly.
Now the hug may come back to haunt. Writes DeMint, promoting his Senate Conservatives’ Fund:
On February 10, 2009, Governor Crist cleared his schedule to stand on a stage with President Obama in Ft. Meyers, Florida. Governor Crist used the opportunity to embrace the President and campaign for the $787 billion stimulus bill.
One year later, we have a mountain of new debt and millions of lost jobs. This is not the kind of record voters should reward with a seat in the United States Senate.
This is why we have chosen February 10 as the date for the money bomb for Marco Rubio. We have set a goal of raising $100,000, which will begin to provide him with the resources he needs to fight the false and misleading attacks Governor Crist is making against him.
Rubio, a former speaker of the state House, now leads in the polls. But he needs money to counter Crist’s financial advantage, DeMint writes. Crist finished 2009 with $7.5 million in cash on hand, whereas Rubio had just under $2.1 million.
