Seriously. For a very, very long time, these two could have been Siamese twins. They were lock-step in their beliefs. Republicans til the end. Both wanting to win at all costs. Shave one’s head (Crist) and put the hair on the other(Scott) and you couldn’t tell the difference.
That is, until Charlie Crist lost the Republican primary for US Senate. Things changed then. Most notably, Charlie Crist’s party affiliation. He decided he was Independent. Because he lost the Senate primary, he was taking his marbles and going home, like quite the petulant child, leaving the Republican party sandbox forever. He was going to show those Republicans. How dare they decide that they wanted someone else?
Charlie Crist ran for Senate as an Independent. Just like in the primary, Charlie lost the general election for US Senate. What did Charlie do, you ask? He gathered his marbles and went home, again, like the petulant child, leaving the Independent party sandbox forever.
Charlie Crist is now running for Governor. You guessed it! He is now a self-proclaimed DEMOCRAT! He has decided to join the Democrat party sandbox.
Above party, above policy, above people, Charlie Crist wants to win, and he will DO anything, SAY anything, BE anything, to do it.
Democrats deserve better. Much better. Florida deserves better. Much better. Because Florida always plays a role in Presidential elections, the UNITED STATES deserves better. Much better.
How do Floridians know that Charlie Crist, once in office, isn’t going to revert back to his true roots. Change his party affiliation once again. There is nothing to stop him from doing it. He can’t be recalled. Florida’s Constitution doesn’t allow it. He spent the majority of his political career as a Republican. The ONLY reason he changed is because he lost. It isn’t because he had some sort of epiphany. He wants to be in office, and he doesn’t care under which party label he does it.
I don’t think Charlie Crist is 100% behind anything except Charlie Crist.
A lot of Florida Democrats have embraced Charlie Crist. They act as if they have forgotten his history, like they haven’t learned anything at all. Well guess what? History DOES repeat itself, and so will Charlie Crist.
Oh, and for those of you who say Charlie will win. Have you seen the latest poll numbers? If not, take a look here. Crist is not ahead by much. More importantly than that, 34% of the people polled aren’t voting for either Crist or Scott.
Florida does have another Democratic option, and that option is Nan Rich , only The Powers That Be don’t want Floridians to know who she is. Emily’s List won’t support her, even though they have always supported her in the past. Democrats are ignoring her, but that won’t last because she has a grass-roots group of people who are determined to get the word out.
Will Charlie Crist be another Alex Sink scenario? Everyone thought she was going to win too. Guess what? She lost.
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Excellent article. I believe Charlie Crist is an opportunist and is for Charlie Crist. I am afraid he WILL return to his same old Charlie routine if he were elected as FLA Governor, again as a “Dem”. I do not understand if Crist wants to be governor now, why he did not run for a 2nd term as Governor instead of leaving to run against (R) Marco Rubio & lost. We were then stuck with Scott! Crist doesn’t care about Florida or Floridians in my opinion. He’s a chameleon. Changes political party’s and his stance on issues frequently. Whatever is best for him, to get votes. Crist was not a great governor. . He needs to debate dem Nan Rich. Show everyone what he’s got. Why is he afraid to debate her? There seems to be some “elements” in FL (Emily’s List for 1
) that don’t want Nan Rich to be Gov. Why is Morgan & Morgan atty backing Crist? I’ve never noticed a corporation so openly promoting a candidate. Lot of roads lead to FLA & a lot of skeletons in closets. Some people who want Crist, all I can figure is they do not know their history in FLA or they may have other motives, Nan Rich is the ideal person to be the next governor of Florida. She has my vote. I hope all Floridians will get out and vote in the August primaries & again in November. I also hope they think long & hard before deciding who to cast their vote for.
Charlie Crist works for Morgan & Morgan. That’s why.
“Charlie Crist wants to win, and he will DO anything, SAY anything, BE anything, to do it.” This defines Crist’s entire career. It is NOT about the people, it is all about his career. Snott is no better.
Thank you, Leslie. Spot on!
I don’t think in all good faith would i support someone like this… WILL HE BE WEARING SHEEPS CLOTHING CLOTHING… CAN’T TRUST SOMEONE LIKE THIS.. COME ON HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET ELECTED… HE WOULDN’T GET MY VOTE… HE WILL BE A REPUBLICAN FOREVER AND ONCE HE GETS IN IT WILL SHOW…
I thought Charlie was a good governor for our state. I even thought Jeb Bush was good and I’m a hard core democrat. I’m sure I would be much happier with Nan Rich, but could she beat jerk face Scott? I would vote for Crist or Rich either one, but let’s calm down before we pave the road for Scott again.