Florida gop chairman - Steele/Crist ally - to resign post

[jefferson_dem]

Florida party chairman to resign post
Posted: January 5th, 2010 11:39 AM ET

From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby

(CNN) – Jim Greer, the embattled chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, will resign Tuesday, two sources close to the party confirm to CNN.

Greer will discuss his decision with members of the Republican State Executive Committee around noon, and will hold a conference call with reporters at 1 p.m. ET.

The longtime ally of Gov. Charlie Crist has been under fire for his management of party money and his involvement in contested primaries. Critics of the chairman - including backers of Marco Rubio, Crist's conservative rival for the GOP Senate nomination - have been demanding his ouster for months. Greer was appointed by Crist in 2007.

Greer was also one of Michael Steele's top allies during last year's tumultuous race for the Republican National Committee chairmanship.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/05/florida-party-chairman-to-resign-post/

[monmouth]

1. With Steele coming out saying the GOP won't win seats this year

was probably a contributing factor. He backed a real loser..Hahaha...

[rurallib]

2. purify, purify, purify

[stevenleser]

3. Too bad. I like idiots like Steele and Greer just where they are...

doing maximum damage to the GOP from within. It's all unintended, of course, they are just infected with "teh stupid"

[rasputin1952]

4. Going more "conservative" means that the GOP is reaching...

further to the RW fringe...can a Dem ask for anything better? :woohoo:

With the "base" down to some 20%, this should drive it down at least another point or two...:D