Charlie Crist Camp Strikes Rick Scott Over Job Creation

Despite Monday's announcement that Florida's unemployment rate was the lowest in January that it had been in nearly six years, Charlie Crist's campaign team pushed back on Gov. Rick Scott and his promise to create 1.7 million jobs in the Sunshine State.

"Rick Scotts 1.7 million jobs promise is failing because he handed a billion dollars in corporate tax breaks to his buddies for almost no jobs, while cutting education and training," said spokesman Kevin Cate. "He is still desperately attempting to take credit for a recovery thats more anemic than what the economy was already predicted to do on its own."

When Scott ran for office, he promised thestate would add 1.7 million jobs.

Pointing to an article from the Tampa Bay Times, Crist noted Florida lost 2,600 jobs in January, led by workforce drops in retail, hotels, restaurants and health care.