Actually, excellent strategy. This close to the election. Crist should be working to rally voters in Orlando, St.Pete.
Whilest, the Bushes rally the faithful in Pensacola. And at the same time showing total support for K. Harris.
Now if this was three weeks before the election, I'd be worried. But not today. No way.
Then Crist shouldn't have agreed to do it at all, rather than agreeing then backing out. With his name on the program, pulling out now just gives the media a chance to spin and make the GOP look divided. Plus how much of the limited time in news broadcasts will be devoted tonight to this story instead of actual issues, plus the soundbite news at the top and bottom of the hour on the radio.
It was an easily avoidable bungle, not good strategy. Sounds like he either panicked or has a sloppy and inept staff.