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superpatriotman

(6,232 posts)
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 11:53 AM Sep 2022

I want to know who picked Charlie Crist running mate

Because she is on my local ABC affiliate right now stumbling, mumbling and giving a clumsy interview/performance that is embarrassing me as a Democrat. The worst part is that she seems pleased and assured with herself. Crap.

Karla Hernandez-Mats - who told Crist this candidate was ready for state government?

Sorry for the negative vibes but this worries me as a Floridian who wants the state back.

We can do better.

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I want to know who picked Charlie Crist running mate (Original Post) superpatriotman Sep 2022 OP
Most people never have a clue who the Lt. Governor is, in Meadowoak Sep 2022 #1
That's true underpants Sep 2022 #6
Michael Steele from Maryland may be the exception MiniMe Sep 2022 #12
It demonstrates the candidate's wisdom in making decisions question everything Sep 2022 #26
I don't think we have that luxury anymore. 8yrs ago was a different time. Meadowoak Sep 2022 #27
Is it just that... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #2
Have you ever heard DeathSantis' LG speak? mcar Sep 2022 #3
We can do better superpatriotman Sep 2022 #5
You saw her do one interview mcar Sep 2022 #28
Sorry to hear it. elleng Sep 2022 #4
Lieutenant Governor is a token position. Tommy Carcetti Sep 2022 #7
We can do better superpatriotman Sep 2022 #8
Who did you want? Iggo Sep 2022 #17
Nikki Fried superpatriotman Sep 2022 #22
You think Crist has a shot in FL? Heather MC Sep 2022 #11
I want to believe he can win but I don't know In It to Win It Sep 2022 #13
FL needs A Fettermen Heather MC Sep 2022 #14
I read about her but I don't know much about her In It to Win It Sep 2022 #9
We watched the same superpatriotman Sep 2022 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Heather MC Sep 2022 #10
She Is A Teachers Union Leader, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2022 #15
Yet her replies to those topics, Sir superpatriotman Sep 2022 #19
I watched the same interview as you, and she was fine obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #18
In Illinois, a long time ago, the Lt. Gov was chosen by the public. Cartoonist Sep 2022 #20
In Florida, the Lt. Gov. is not elected independently In It to Win It Sep 2022 #24
Tell her and tell Crist campaign ! If training needed it can be done delisen Sep 2022 #21
Thank you superpatriotman Sep 2022 #23
Great! Thanks for taking the initiative. delisen Sep 2022 #25

MiniMe

(21,676 posts)
12. Michael Steele from Maryland may be the exception
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 12:29 PM
Sep 2022

And he is a republican. But ne is on MSNBC all the time now, he hates tRump, and he was chairman of the RNC

question everything

(47,264 posts)
26. It demonstrates the candidate's wisdom in making decisions
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 03:05 PM
Sep 2022

I know it changed my opinion on a candidate here, 8 years ago.

mcar

(42,206 posts)
3. Have you ever heard DeathSantis' LG speak?
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 11:58 AM
Sep 2022

Do you even know her name? I didn't - had to look it up.

I don't recall Crist's LG from last time. Don't recall Scott's LG.

It's really not that important.

mcar

(42,206 posts)
28. You saw her do one interview
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 04:55 PM
Sep 2022

and that’s it? You’re done. She stinks?

Maybe don’t make such a broad judgment based on one interview.

elleng

(130,126 posts)
4. Sorry to hear it.
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 11:59 AM
Sep 2022

I think I read, somewhere on DU, praise for the decision.

I was pleased when the rumor was it would be Bob Graham's daughter Gwen,
currently assistant secretary of education for legislation and congressional affairs in the Biden administration.

Tommy Carcetti

(43,080 posts)
7. Lieutenant Governor is a token position.
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 12:07 PM
Sep 2022

Most citizens don’t even know the name of their Lieutenant Governor and it’s not like Vice President where there’s enough stature in the position for the pick to have any significant impact on voters.

Floridians only learned about their current LG when she put her foot in her mouth recently regarding Cuban immigrants.

Don’t sweat it.

In It to Win It

(8,141 posts)
13. I want to believe he can win but I don't know
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 12:30 PM
Sep 2022

Last edited Sun Sep 4, 2022, 01:42 PM - Edit history (1)

I, obviously, will cast my vote for Crist but I'm unsure if I think he has a shot.

It's hard to imagine someone breaking 20 years of Florida tradition of a Republican squeaking by with a few thousand votes to the governorship.

In It to Win It

(8,141 posts)
9. I read about her but I don't know much about her
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 12:25 PM
Sep 2022

I had no thought on who he should have picked as a running mate. Did you?

The interview I saw from my local ABC network (I'm in South Florida) was not bad. She wasn't mumbling, stumbling or clumsy in the interview at all. I imagine Crist's team interviewed her and did some research on her.

superpatriotman

(6,232 posts)
16. We watched the same
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 01:04 PM
Sep 2022

Putney and Milberg both asked easy questions of her, gave plenty of time to answer yet I still felt she was not ready for media.

I rarely question party candidates, but…

We can do better.

Response to superpatriotman (Original post)

The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
15. She Is A Teachers Union Leader, Sir
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 12:39 PM
Sep 2022

A 'which side are you on?' marker in the matter of right-wing lunacy run wild in Florida schools. That's what the slot in the slate is for, making a positive statement on an issue. The office is a sinecure.

superpatriotman

(6,232 posts)
19. Yet her replies to those topics, Sir
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 01:12 PM
Sep 2022

Were IMO clumsy and rambling.

That I could accept if the line of inquiry not fall under the candidate’s expertise. But they did.

I do not believe this candidate was prepared.

Talking points are baseline. Nuance next. Policy implementation last.

It is not cynical to say of our party candidates ‘We can do better.’

obamanut2012

(25,906 posts)
18. I watched the same interview as you, and she was fine
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 01:11 PM
Sep 2022

She is a union leader, and she was fine. Not overly polished, which I actually like, and she has a very long "rap sheet" of public service leadership.

Cartoonist

(7,297 posts)
20. In Illinois, a long time ago, the Lt. Gov was chosen by the public.
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 01:40 PM
Sep 2022

This did not work out so well. I don't know how FL works.

In It to Win It

(8,141 posts)
24. In Florida, the Lt. Gov. is not elected independently
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 02:44 PM
Sep 2022

The parties' candidate picks a running mate and the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor run on the same ticket

delisen

(6,039 posts)
21. Tell her and tell Crist campaign ! If training needed it can be done
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 02:05 PM
Sep 2022

Better now than later.

If you heard her stumble you are in a position to have them listen to you.

These races are too important to not correct problems immediately

Some of our finest candidates today did not come across well when they first started. Two weeks of solid media practice and role play can make a great difference.

You are raising an urgent issue and responders here who deflect are not doing us or democracy any good.

We need to be problem solvers not excusers.

superpatriotman

(6,232 posts)
23. Thank you
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 02:43 PM
Sep 2022

I have reached out to the campaign via email and expect many fundraising calls in the coming weeks.

delisen

(6,039 posts)
25. Great! Thanks for taking the initiative.
Sun Sep 4, 2022, 03:00 PM
Sep 2022

I am making calls in GA re Dem candidates. The voter project here was so incredible during the past two years. I was able to see what a difference it made. It has been so energizing and kept many of us us from falling into despair.

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