The ad closes with a closeup of Crist saying a variation of the line associated with his old boss, trial lawyer John Morgan, a prominent Democratic fundraiser. Ill put the people first, Crist says in the ad. Always have. Always will.
Morgan & Morgan featured billboards across the state with Crists picture on them which included their tagline For the People. Crist also appeared in TV ads for Morgans law firm.
Florida Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, the chairman of Scotts campaign, fired away at the new ad on Thursday, even adding a swipe at a previous ad which Crist filmed at a Pinellas County school.
After launching his latest attacks, Charlie Crist needs to go back to school although he probably shouldnt film another ad there, Thrasher said on Thursday. As Floridians were losing their jobs and their homes, Charlie Crist did even more damage by raising taxes and tuition on middle-class families and leaving schools in worse shape. Rick Scott has righted these wrongs, and Charlie Crist deserves an 'F' in math and history.
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) pursued that line of attack on Thursday, as well. Juston Johnson from the RPOF sent a letter to Michael Grego, the superintendent of Pinellas County schools, and asked for him to demand Crist stop running the commercial. The school district has asked Crist to stop running the ad.
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