A while back friend and fellow blogger
Kevin Tracy was pushing me to endorse Marco Rubio. I did not tell him, but at the time I thought the right thing to do would be to endorse Charlie Crist. I knew he was a Moderate Republican, but I figured his name ID was high enough that he would be an easy win. I believe that analysis is correct, Crist would be an easy win and we would have a Moderate Republican in the Senate.
Still, last week I was debating with a fellow conservative about how conservative a candidate to run balanced against how electable a guy is. I told him that I want to run the person furthest to the right that can win. In Rhode Island, that may even be a moderate liberal Republican. In Alabama, that is a solid conservative Republican. So, I gave the Florida Senate Race another thought with that standard in mind. After looking at Rubio, Florida and the polls, I concluded that there is a very good chance that Rubio could win the seat. Since that was the case, I have decided to endorse Rubio, who shares my values more than Crist does.
Some will argue that we should still support Crist because that would allow the limited supply of money to be used other places. Their point is valid but I don’t believe that benefit outweighs the opportunity to put into the Senate a rising conservative star in Rubio. I have no hatred against Crist, I just think Rubio is the man who can best advance the conservative agenda. If this race was being run in Pennsylvania, I would be endorsing Crist. Since this race is going to be run in Florida, I endorse Rubio.
