Charlie Crist Draws RPOF Fire Right Before Jumping In

Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 4, 2013 - 9:33am

With former Gov. Charlie Crist set to announce later on Monday that he will be running for governor again, this time as a Democrat, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) launched a preemptive strike.

The RPOF released a website -- www.CharlieForFlorida.com -- bashing Crist while Lets Get to Work, which has ties to Gov. Rick Scott, unveiled a television ad featuring quotes from prominent Democrats attacking Crist.

"Throughout his career, Charlie Crist has only been interested in one person -- himself. When things got tough in Florida, he abandoned the state to pursue the bright lights of Washington, D.C," said RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry on Monday. "During his four-year term, 830,000 Floridians lost their jobs, the unemployment rate increased over 7 points, and state debt increased by over $5 billion. This is the record of a failed governor and there is bipartisan agreement that Charlie Crist shouldn't be governor. If he wants to be governor again why did he quit the first time around?"

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