Posted on 08/28/2022 5:52:03 AM PDT by MtnClimber
“I became a Democrat because I am sincere.” So insisted Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist while campaigning earlier this year. Crist is so sincere, in fact, that he is the only person in American history to have run for state-level elective office as a Republican, Democrat, and an independent. He has lost at least once in all three guises.
Crist has been pro-life and pro-abortion. He has opposed and supported LGBTQ rights. He has opposed tax increases and raised taxes. He has been for and against gun control. He has wanted to repeal and to maintain Obamacare. As Buzzfeed accurately put it the last time Crist ran for governor in 2014, “there is almost nothing Charlie Crist hasn’t flip-flopped on.”
Florida Democrats don’t seem to mind Crist’s shapeshifting or his staggering, career-long lack of political conviction. In the August 23 primary election, he soundly defeated Florida agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried — the only Democrat who holds statewide office — receiving 60 percent of the vote. In November, he will face Governor Ron DeSantis in the general election in what is easily the nation’s most important gubernatorial election in living memory.
For those who know nothing of Crist beyond his three undistinguished terms as a Democratic congressman representing Florida’s 13th district (which was made conveniently bluer by state court order the year before he was elected), he’s followed a long, winding path in the unusual forest of Florida politics. After passing the bar exam on his third try, Crist worked briefly as an attorney before running unsuccessfully in 1986 for the Republican nomination for his district’s state senate seat. After some tutelage from Republican congressman and later senator Connie Mack, he ran again in 1992 on a strict law-and-order platform.
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Had me snort laughing right off the bat.
Never forget that Mitch McConnell wanted THIS guy in HIS Senate.
This is the type of Republican that Mitch McConnell just loves, similar to Jim Jeffords and Arlen Specter, the type of Republican that will eventually become a Democrat, and helps out Democrats with votes along the way.
Just saw his running mate on local news. She is a lowlife school groomer and union president. She claims her policies cured COVID.
This man has never achieved anything in life other than running for office.
Correct. I sent an email to Rubio congratulating him on his newest ineffective ad and reminded him of his worthless Senate career. But not to worry Trump and DeSantis will carry him over the line.
He/she may be trying to become the first transgender governor.
When Crist was FL Governor, he didn't even own property in the state he governed. Until he married his beard.
There are people in this country who get up and plan their day around a Charlie Christ rally.
They tell there friends they are going to vote for him.
They are idiots and they’re everywhere.
Rubio said it best when he called him an opportunist in a televised debate. We need more of that. Since Rubio is up this time we will see it-this time at least.
THE only democrat I know of that’s openly asking brandon to come campaign with him......because of that there is some scuttlebutt where I am that his real motivation is a biden cabinet position.
The cnn interview was so bad the cnn chick was rolling her eyes.....it was an absolute full on projectile vomite barforama.
Cabinet position-hmm... In the debate that’s sure to come DeSantis should make that charge and dare him to deny it.
The very definition of an opportunist. I thought we were done with Crist a decade ago, but like a vampire or a zombie, he has risen and is attempting to get elected again. I hope Floridians have had enough of his schtick.
“I became a Democrat because I am sincere.” >>>>>>>>>>
Buahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Yo soy un hombre sincero,
Tengo mucho dinero.....
(Oh the Crust meme of Sincerity is such a bald face lie, he is a flaming ashaole!)
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Guantanamara!( sarc.on Crist)(A song of inspiration to a Marxist controlled people.)
(Really a good listen, its the opposite of what Crist represents.The song represents genuine sincerety, far from Crists version of it.. This new version will have you dancing on your tippy toes.)
How does he even know who he is?!
Well, Fried had a lot of issues of her own.
Jumpin' Jim Jeffords, the Vermont Dairy Queen.
It may very well come up.....one thing for sure, DeSantis will give him both barrels.
Crist would have to live 3 lives to even get close to my supergovernors’ pedigree.
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