Democrats are not the only one who will probably be put on the Political Endangered Species List come November 2010. RINOs the country over should be just as nervous about their prospects.

Like that Obama-hugging Florida governor, Charlie Crist.

From the Miami Herald Blog: (Hat Tip: Red State)

Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart have pulled their endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate.

Lincoln offered few details as to why, just that Crist had “left us no alternative and he knows why.”

From Crist spokeswoman Andrea Saul: “Gov. Crist is enthused by the support he continues to receive across the state for next year’s primary. He looks forward to working with the Diaz-Balart’s and the entire congressional delegation to better the lives of Floridians as Florida’s next U.S. senator.”

The move is a significant blow to the governor’s campaign, which has struggled in recent weeks with sliding poll numbers. Diaz-Balart said the withdrawal has nothing to do with Crist’s recent political performance, and in fact, said the the decision was made weeks ago. But their names were only recently pulled off Crist’s webpage. He said the two Miami Republicans are unlikely to endorse anyone else in the race — including former House Speaker Marco Rubio.

The pair doesn’t take endorsements lightly — backing Bill McCollum in the Senate Republican primary in 2004 against the eventual winner, Mel Martinez.

“We take our endorsements seriously, but the governor knows why we withdrew and he left us with no alternative,’ Lincoln Diaz-Balart said.

Crist has all of the RINO trappings down pat. From being a Judas when it came to betraying Romney in the FL 2008 GOP primary, to stumping with Obama earlier this year trying to get the Pokulus bill passed to what Erick at Red State said, “I have heard, though I do not know if it is true, that they are unhappy with a number of Crist’s recent policy decisions and a suggestion that Crist would be weak on Cuban policy. That last bit is a huge issue in South Florida.”, he seems to have everything that a Dole/McCain/Graham supporter could possibly want.

And that makes him a marked man in today’s political climate. And it certainly does not help that he has an up and coming young star in the conservative movement in Marc Rubio to contend with.

I peg Crist’s chances of winning the GOP primary as good as Jim Zorn being retained as the Redskins head coach past January 15.

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