Word: antipolitician
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...Crist's strategy has focused on debunking Rubio's credentials - not only as a fiscal conservative but as the kind of scrupulous antipolitician the Tea Party movement gushes over. Crist's campaign points to the $250 million in pork-barrel spending Rubio ushered into his Miami district from 2000 to 2008, and the recent revelations of Rubio's American Express purchases have sparked charges of hypocrisy. From 2005 to 2008, Rubio racked up thousands of dollars in personal charges on his GOP AmEx, from the upscale barber to musical equipment, despite party and IRS rules that require the card...
...Bobby Kennedy was denied by an assassin's bullet. Obama is, like Kennedy, a charismatic freshman Senator, running before his time but - supporters think - uniquely suited to the time. Obama follows Kennedy in being a bold liberal and a skeptic of simple ideological stances, a gifted politician and an antipolitician, a man familiar with the halls of power yet a charismatic critic of them...
Unlike Schwarzenegger, Jeb Bush, 52, has never tried to claim he's an outsider or antipolitician. But his commitment to conservative principles has proved to be a mixed blessing for both himself and the state of Florida. For all his genuine accomplishments in such areas as school accountability, economic diversification and management of the state's explosive growth over his seven years in office, Bush has too often been tripped up by partisan plays. There was his much criticized role in the 2000 election recount, but he also looked desperate, fighting to keep Terri Schiavo alive earlier this year...
...around the time he endorsed Republican Bobby Jindal over Democrat Blanco in the 2003 race for Governor--a miscalculation that has left a noticeable chill in his relationship with Blanco--New Orleanians began to have second thoughts about Nagin. For all his reforms, residents wondered whether their long-awaited antipolitician could realize critical projects like transforming the city's abysmal schools or breaking its dependence on the low-wage tourism industry. In a city suffering some of the nation's highest poverty and crime rates, African Americans questioned whether their concerns fit on Nagin's pro-business agenda...
Will Elvis' grace land him a spot on the ballot in November? He is, by his own admission, the longest of long shots. But with antipolitician fever running rampant, anything can happen. Don't be cruel to the Democrats--their suspicious minds can't help falling in love with a viable contender. You read it here first...