Crist Bashes Rubio in New Ad

Gov. Charlie Crist is running ads for his U.S. Senate campaign, including a television ad attacking his chief rival for the Republican nomination, former House Speaker Marco Rubio.

The television ad has a narrator saying, We thought he was different. Ideologically pure. Marco Rubio shot to national stardom. Called The Republican Obama. Now, comes the truth. Rubio was a registered lobbyist. His income skyrocketed while his power increased.

The ad brings up Rubios handling of Republican Party of Florida credit cards.

Rubio used Republican political donations on his lavish lifestyle, the narrator says. Then, failed to properly disclose it, violating the law.

The ad closes with, Marco Rubio, How Disappointing.

Crists campaign is also running radio ads about Washington liberals forcing government takeover of health care. Instead of attacking Rubio, this ad reinforces Crists conservative credentials on health care, crime and taxes.

In the radio ad, the narrator says:

But in Florida, one leader already enacted common, sense conservative solutions, Charlie Crist. As governor, Crist passed Cover Florida. Now, Floridians can take charge of their own health care through market-based strategies. Thousands already enrolled and climbing. Charlie Crist helped create the Florida discount drug card. Over 130,000 have already saved nearly six million on prescriptions. Most important: no tax dollars were used.

In fact, no governor has reduced our taxes more than Charlie Crist. Hes endorsed by the Police Benevolent Association, Fraternal Order of Police, and Crist earns an A+ rating from the NRA. The proven, tested, Republican candidate for Senate, Charlie Crist.