“I really want people to judge me by my deeds, not my words.”

— Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (D), quoted by the Florida Times-Union, alluding to his previous life as a Republican.

A new Civil Beat poll in Hawaii finds Sen. Brian Schatz (D) with a narrow lead over Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D) in the Democratic Senate primary, 36% to 33%.

“Schatz, appointed in late December by Gov. Neil Abercrombie to the seat held by the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, is being challenged by the congresswoman who Inouye wanted to take his place. The race has divided the state’s dominant political party, in part because of Inouye’s influential standing in the party even after his death, and because the candidates hold similar policy views.”

Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) “is never going to see a better moment for a statewide run for office, even though the odds of a Democrat winning statewide in Texas could not be worse,” the Texas Tribune reports.

“She would almost certainly lose.”

“There are always more reasons not to run than to run. But she has emerged as the predominant voice on an issue that pits the party in power against the party out of power. She has a sea of orange shirts behind her, and the Republicans are clearly very, very irritated by her presence on the stage. They’re also irritated that their own officeholders are largely responsible for the attention she’s getting.”

“We love Weiner and you can quote me on that!” shouted 25-year-old
Justin Curtis after Anthony Weiner passed in New York City’s gay pride parade, Politicker reports.

Responded Weiner: “You guys know that’s my name right? We’re not just saying that.”

New York Times: “The 2016 election may be far off, but one theme is becoming clear: Republican strategists and presidential hopefuls, in ways subtle and overt, are eager to focus a spotlight on Mrs. Clinton’s age. The former secretary of state will be 69 by the next presidential election, a generation removed from most of the possible Republican candidates.”

“Despite her enduring popularity, a formidable fund-raising network and near unanimous support from her party, Mrs. Clinton, Republican leaders believe, is vulnerable to appearing a has-been.”