It's not? He gave this link: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/aug/09/gop_candidates_conservative_focus_economy_not_soci/?legislature, and it says :Brendan Farrington - Associated Press. If that's not a primary source, what is?
If you believe what you hear from AP, you must not get around much.
First off, that wasn't the link the FNG posted.
Second, I wasn't aware that the FNG was in charge of determining what is and isn't conservative. Crist's positions on the economy seem pretty conservative to me.