Advantage: Romney, as GOP Primaries loom

Updated on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 9:42AM by Kay B. Day, Editor

When he was still a Republican, Gov. Charlie Crist (Fla.) endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Crist's endorsement was an influencer in McCain gaining the GOP nomination (Screen Snip from video). McCain's campaign, despite having money and backing from the GOP power structure, failed miserably.The Republican Party, just like the Democrats’ organization, has its power brokers. Those brokers succeeded in cranking up the primary season to begin on the irrational date of January 3, 2012. In the aftermath of the holidays, most of us will be trying to get our heads straight after family trips, gatherings and post-decoration syndrome. Some people will still be traveling because New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday in 2012.

Florida started the early primary push when a government-selected committee bumped the date ahead.

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Is Florida’s early primary a positive or a negative for the GOP?

I’m resigned to the decision the Presidential Preference Primary Date Selection Committee made to move Florida’s presidential primary to Jan. 31. However, I would have preferred a final decision via a broader consensus rather than a government-appointed committee.

I’ve read articles explaining why this is a good thing and others explaining why it may not be. Like all risks, the decision to bump the primary can go either way. The question is whether it will be a positive or a negative for the GOP as a whole.

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SC GOP chair condemns Florida’s early primary, calls for loss of all delegates

Infighting among Republicans will harm GOP chances for the White House in 2012.Sometimes even when victory is near, there are people who for unknown reasons refuse to seize it. I believe that is the case with a decision made by the Presidential Preference Primary Date Selection Committee in Florida.

That committee, authorized by statute, has selected January 31 as the date for the Sunshine State’s presidential primary in 2012.

Lenny Curry, chair of the Republican Party of Florida, was not on the committee. Nor was the leader of Florida's GOP women.

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