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Charlie Crist touts big-tent appeal of Democratic Party

Will he or won’t he? Whether Charlie Crist plan to run for governor may be the question of the coming summer. He’s got a series of appearances where he’ll be asked the question, over and over. 

Meanwhile, voters in the Pensacola area know who is running for House District 2. The special election is to replace the late Rep. Clay Ford. The primary is Tuesday. 

A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics.

From PolitiFact national, mothership of PolitiFact Florida:

The Truth-O-Meter has arrived down under.

PolitiFact Australia, our first international venture, launches today. It marks a new milestone for PolitiFact and a big step for the global fact-checking movement.

Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew employees were singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny as early as 2011, according to a watchdog agency’s report set to be released next week,” Politico reports.

A former Bloomberg employee told CNBC that he “accessed usage information of the company’s data terminals of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.”

Here are five suggestions of great places in St. Pete to take Mom for Sunday brunch.

A compilation of the best Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers.

Tampa Bay Times - Editorial: The high price of nuclear fantasies

Quick … what’s missing from this picture of Charlie Crist speaking at the Hillsborough County Democratic Party’s Kennedy King Dinner?

I’ll give you a hint … there’s a reason why he’s not wearing his suit jacket.

Figured it out yet?

That’s right, his f*cking trademark fan is not on stage with him!

I’ll keep this post short and sweet.

Please, Senator Arthenia Joyner, PLEASE, refrain from addressing another member of the Florida Legislature as your “homey.” Especially if you are referring to white-as-Wonder-Bread dudes like Representatives Dwight Dudley and Carl Zimmermann.

Thank you.

Alex Sink was given a standing ovation tonight at the Hillsborough County Kennedy King Dinner. And that was before she delivered a moving speech, make that eulogy, about her late husband, former gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride.

I won’t pretend to know what is Sink’s mindset about running for Governor in 2014.  I won’t pretend to know Sink’s mindset — period.

Whoever was responsible for printing the program for the Hillsborough County Kennedy King Dinner should be shot — but only after first learning how to spell Charlie Crist’s name.

It’s Charlie Crist, you numbskulls, not Christ.

Little more than a week after the end of the legislative session, Republicans in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties head to the polls Tuesday to choose a nominee to replace the late Rep. Clay Ford who died in March.

With less than four days before the special election in House District 2, the fur is really starting to fly.

Earlier this week, supporters of Mike Hill took several swings at Ed Gray and Jack Nobles. Now, Gray’s supporters are firing back. Two days ago,voters started to receive in the mail a flyer from Nature Coast Conservatives bashing Hill for not living in the district and for receiving over $35,000 in campaign contributions from the insurance industry.

First, the official news: Motorcycle enthusiast Steve Galvin has filed to run for the District 8 seat on the St. Petersburg City Council.

And now, for the word of advice to not only Mr. Galvin, but to all prospective candidates everywhere.