Ex-GOP Florida Governor Crist to Run for Job as Democrat

nwi.com ^ | November 1,2013 | BRENDAN FARRINGTON

[Hojczyk]

Former Republican governor turned Democrat Charlie Crist filed paperwork Friday to run for his old job with his new party, a move that will turn the race into one of the most watched in the nation.

Crist is now the front-runner to represent Democrats against Republican Gov. Rick Scott, one of the most unpopular chief executives in the country. Scott, though, will be well-financed and is expected to spend as much as $25 million in attack ads against Crist.

For Crist, he is hoping to revive a political career that seemingly crashed when he left the GOP and lost an independent run for U.S. Senate to Republican Marco Rubio in 2010.

If he succeeds, it will be an amazing turnaround for the person who many thought could be 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain's running mate, if not a Republican presidential candidate in his own right.

Crist's downfall in the Republican Party can be linked to an appearance with President Barack Obama in 2009. The Democratic president hugged Crist during a rally to support a $787 billion federal stimulus package that most Republicans opposed.

Crist lost and took a job with the Morgan & Morgan personal injury law firm. He then began re-emerging in politics as a Democrat. His wife, Carole, registered as a Democrat first. He then began donating money to Democratic candidates, including Sen. Bill Nelson. He endorsed Obama over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and campaigned heavily for the president. In December, he made the party conversion complete when he tweeted a photo of himself at the White House with his voter registration card.

[sargon]

Charlie Crist is the most worthless political chameleon who has ever lived in the state of Florida. He has absolutely no identifiable core principles. He simply tries to shift with the winds and run for various statewide and federal offices. Party doesn't matter, policy doesn't matter, positions don't matter.

Virtually everyone in the state of Florida knows this about him. He is the most PHONY politician I have ever seen in my home state. He's been running around trying to build a political career for decades. His history speaks for itself.

I can't believe Crist now wants a second stint as governor, this time with the Democratic party. And I find it even harder to believe that he could actually get elected. He is truly an empty suit.

[sargon]

Crist is like a two bit hooker. He’ll be whoever you want him to be.

Well said.

[1010RD]

Isn’t Florida going left and hard?

[JSDude1]

I don’t know, but they can’t be that stupid to re-elect Crist!

[Darth Reardon]

Supposedly, we helped re-elect Zero. I’m pretty certain we didn’t actually vote that way, but...

[1010RD]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/11/10/florida-vote-count-obama-romney/1696343/

Florida has 74000 more Dems than Republicans or a lot of pubbies stayed home.