Charlie Crist Draws Fire From RPOF on Bob Graham

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) continues to attack former Gov. Charlie Crist on a number of fronts. Having held three state offices as a Republican, Crist left the GOP to run for the U.S. Senate with no party affiliation in 2010. At the end of 2012, Crist joined the Democrats and it is widely expected that he will challenge Gov. Rick Scott under his new partys banner.

With national Democrats holding high hopes for Gwen Graham, who is running against U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., the RPOF is looking to remind voters about Crists past history. While Crist is a supporter of Graham, he ran against her father -- former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham -- for a U.S. Senate seat back in 1998.

"Just 19 days ago, Charlie hosted a fundraiser for Gwen Graham, the daughter of former Democratic Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Lenny Curry, the chairman of the RPOF, said on Monday. He called him one of Florida's 'giants' who 'cares about Florida and America's future.' But 15 years ago today, Crist attacked Bob Graham for increasing taxes and letting criminals out of jail early. So the question for Crist is this: Do you still believe that Bob Graham is a tax hiker and soft on crime?"