By Javier Manjarres
An impressive who’s of Florida Republicans were in attendance at last night’s Romney victory event in Tampa, FL. Those in attendance included Congressman Connie Mack, AG Pam Bondi, CFO Jeff Atwater, AG Commissioner Adam Putnam, Rep. Will Weatherford, and Senators Anitere Flores and John Thrasher.
Also attending the event was the inner circle of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), including its chairman, Lenny Curry. We caught up with Curry immediately after Romney was declared the winner in Florida’s Republican primary election and he talked about how the Party was going to move forward in promoting Republican candidates for both federal and state positions.
The Republican Party of Florida represenents the registered Republicans in the state of Florida, and they spoke tonight. They went in, they cast their ballot and chose Mitt Romney. I think he made the case that Rick Scott’s been making all year, job creation, free enterprise, and the opportunity that it creates for people. Which is a stark contrast to what President Obama believes. RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry
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We asked Curry if the RPOF would try support all Republican incumbents and candidates statewide- not just its preferred ones. Curry said that, “We want to make sure that are incumbents are protected, and we re-elect our incumbents” and that the “primaries need to play themselves out,” and that once “we have a nominee, full steam ahead.” Curry’s statement about supporting the eventual nominee once the primary races are decided gives those aspiring nominees hope that that Party will finally assist in defeating Democrats everywhere. The RPOF has a notorious past by not supporting its candidates, including many Republican primary winners.
Florida CFO Jeff Atwater said of Romney’s win that “I think it was a great win, I really do,” and added
Such diversity in this state and it seems like so many constituencies went with him(Romney) all across different parts of the state, I think its very powerful.- Florida CFO Jeff Atwater
Here is Governor Mitt Romney’s victory speech in its entirety-
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