Anyone else notice how quiet state GOP Chairman Jim Greer - and his critics - have been lately? So quiet that it sounded plausible yesterday when Jordan Raynor spread the rumor via Twitter that Greer was poised to step down.
State party spokeswoman Katie Betta says [...]
The dynamic duo of Gov. Charlie Crist and Sen. George LeMieux will be the "featured guests'' at a fundraising lunch for the Republican Party of Florida on Tuesday at the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale.
Hosted by Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer, tickets to the reception start at $1,000" [...]
This shouldn't be much of a surprise, but Florida GOP leaders took no formal action at their closed door meeting in Lake County this afternoon - called to help iron out concerns many party leaders expressed about the state Chairman Jim Greer.
"It was productive, definitely. Just open discussion,'' said Hillsborough [...]
A meeting to discuss the concerns of state Republican Party officials worried about the administration of the party—including some upset at state Chairman Jim Greer—will be held tomorrow near Orlando.
Meanwhile, Okaloose County Republican Party Chairman Barbara Wall confirmed that two nights ago, the county party organization passed a resolution… [...]
Here's a clip from Republican gubernatorial candidate Paula Dockery's appearance on Political Connections on Bay News 9. The full interview is available on Ch. 342, Bay News 9 on Demand. Best viewed on Firefox: [...]
Embattled Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer is expected to meet face to face with members of the party executive board next Thursday in Orlando. Several top party leaders requested the "emergency" meetingin the wake of a string of events including the now-infamous Twittergate scandal where Greer fired a [...]
With calls for his ouster mounting, Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer's conference call yesterday with Republican committee members went about as well as expected. But according to some folks on the conference call, it was largely more of the same -- with a big exception.
Greer apologized. Greer allegedly [...]
Is it so hard for Charlie Crist to simply say he supported the stimulus package and that while it was far from perfect, he thinks it did a lot of good for the people of Florida? Now, state party chairman Jim Greer is adding to the credibility gap.
"If [Crist] had been a [...]
Our sense is Yes. But he seems to be on mighty thin ice: Republicans should have the wind at their backs this election season with President Barack Obama's poll numbers dropping and independents turning away from Democrats.
But many Florida Republicans increasingly see a significant obstacle [...]
Jim Greer had a conference call with members of the state GOP executive board today over the concerns about the numerous negative reports swirling around the RPOF - fake twitter accounts, RPOF consultants creating anti-Rubio web sites, questionable fundraising/spending, etc.
Jim Greer issued a statement: “While these are challenging times within [...]
The dissatisfaction with state Republican Party Jim Greer, fueled largely by supporters of Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate GOP primary, is breaking into the open with a demand by a large group of high-level party leaders for an “emergency” board meeting that could lead to Greer’s removal.
That’s another… [...]
Greer responded with a potentially less confrontational [...]
The rebellion against Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer appears to be coming to a head. As first reported by Gary Fineout of The Fine Print, a number of GOP leaders Florida are demanding a "special emergency closed meeting'' of the state party's executive board.
Greer responded with a" [...]
Concerned Republicans say they aren’t out for the head of Florida GOP Party Chairman Jim Greer.
But they do want to talk to him. Behind closed doors.
Responding to an embarrassing string of controversies involving the Florida Republican Party, top officials, including the overall state vice chairman and 20 leaders from [...]
Well it's nothing like the insurrection Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer has on his hands, but Florida Democratic Party Chairman Karen Thurman is also facing discontent. The chairman of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, B.J. Chiszar, circulated this inside-baseball screed over the weekend. Download Dearest_Party_Leaders
[...]Here's the RPOF's response to Rep. Jeff Miller's call for Jim Greer's resignation:
"Alhough Congressman Miller has shown little interest or involvement with the RPOF over the last several years, Chairman Greer appreciates and acknowledges his thoughts and would be happy to discuss these issues personally with the Congressman. Chairman Greer fully intends to" [...]
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, a Marco Rubio backer, joins a growing chorus of Republican activists in Florida wanting Jim Greer out (UPDATE: Greer's response below): "Jim Greer has shown on numerous occasions that he is incapable of running the Republican party of Florida (RPOF) and [...]
Rep. Jeff Miller is calling on RPOF chairman Jim Greer to step down -- a day after Gov. Charlie Crist defended the party chief, saying he's "done a great job.
Said Miller in a statement e-mailed to reporters: "Jim Greer has shown on numerous occasions that he is incapable of running the [...]
