There is ONE person who, IMHO, could easily convince Crist to drop out,and wait until 2012, and that oerson should be eager to take on the challenge...who you ask..why John McCain...Crist was his biggest booster..indeed, his backstabbing of Guiliani may well have given McCain the nomination. And now McCain is in a tough primary fight, trying to re-establish his supposedly conservative credentials against JD Hayworth...what could make conservatives liek McCain more than to see him get Crist to gracefully exit, and thus making sure that Rubio has an easy victory?
I believe Rudy had already dropped out of the race and Romney was the leading candidate at that time, IMHO, and Crist threw his endorsement to McNuts the day before the primary, giving McNuts the nomination. Crist was thrown the bone, metaphorically speaking, of course, of a possible V.P. for McNuts.
That said, Crist's marriage was one of political expedience and nothing else. By getting married, he would dispel the rumors. Hehehehehehehehe! Didn't work!