The National Republican Senatorial Campaign won’t be spending money in the Florida Senate primary between Gov. Charlie Crist and former House speaker Marco Rubio, but they sure are helping Crist raise massive amounts of cash.
NRSC Chairman John Cornyn told reporters yesterday he endorsed Crist early in the process before Rubio jumped in, sounding wistful. He said while he won’t walk back his Crist support because he is “honor-bound,” he wouldn’t be speaking ill of Rubio or dropping NRSC money into the Sunshine State.
According to a list of fundraisers sent out by the NRSC and obtained by TPMDC, there are 8 big-dollar Crist fundraisers being held over the next two weeks. There are seven in Florida, two in one day on Saturday. Crist also will join Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA) for a fundraiser in Atlanta on Monday.
