Monday, July 6, 2009

Cuban-American pols lining up for Crist

Josh Kraushaar reports that two Cuban-American, U.S. Representatives (Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart) have bucked endorsing their fellow Cuban-American, Marco Rubio, and are instead backing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in his bid to win his state's Senate seat.

Crist has now landed the endorsements of three of the state’s four Cuban-American lawmakers. The state’s outgoing senator, Mel Martinez, endorsed Crist in May.

Rubio’s campaign wasn’t surprised by the endorsement, and downplayed its impact
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