Excerpts from the St. Pete Times report on Charlie Crist and Tom Gallagher:
"While Gallagher publicly spoke out in favor of government intervention to keep Terri Schiavo alive last year, many supporters of that effort complained that Crist, even as Florida's attorney general, largely avoided the controversy."
"Likewise, Crist initially suggested a constitutional ban on gay marriage was unnecessary because such marriage already was barred by statute."
"Crist often describes himself as "pro-life" but when pressed acknowledges that he supports the Roe vs. Wade court decision that guaranteed the right to an abortion.
Barbara Wilcox, who like her husband, Roy, has been a longtime force in Republican politics, said she's concerned about Crist's "lifestyle," noting that newspapers last year published articles about Crist publicly denying rumors that he is gay.
"That's a concern of mine," she said of Crist, who was married for seven months 25 years ago and has no children. "I think it's very important that we have a family man in the mansion in Tallahassee."