"The governor has told me I'm not to consider resigning,'" state GOP chairman Jim Greer told Steve Bousquet today. And it's easy to see why Crist would see Greer's departure as a major political blow, considering how firmly he's standing behind his embattled chairman.

"People have a specific political agenda - to destroy me, to destroy the governor, and to destroy the party," Greer said of his critics, who include Florida GOP giants such as Tom Slade and Al Hoffman. He called the detractors a combination of "non-inclusive purists" and people who want to turn this into an "anti- Crist party."

Tony DiMatteo, a Pinellas state Committeeman, has a different view: "As a Marco Rubio supporter I'd love Jim Greer to remain chair for as long as possible. But this is not about Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. This is about the party."