Nan Rich: Can Democrats Trust Charlie Crist with Supreme Court?

The team behind former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is trying a new tactic as they look to gain ground on former Gov. Charlie Crist in the Democratic primary to see who will challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November: Florida Supreme Court nominees. On Monday, the Rich team turned up the heat on Crist, who is the favorite for the Democratic nomination despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, for naming conservatives to the Florida Supreme Court.

Charlie Crist's legacy to Florida is Ricky Polston and Charles Canady -- the two most conservative justices on the Florida Supreme Court, the Rich camp insisted. Can we trust him with that power again? The next governor of Florida will appoint four of seven Supreme Court justices. Nan Rich will appoint fair and impartial judges and justices who are dedicated to equal protection under the law.