Nan Rich Jabs at Rick Scott and Charlie Crist

Trying to catch former Gov. Charlie Crist in the Democratic primary to see who challenges Gov. Rick Scott in November, former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is stepping up the attacks on her rivals.

Rich hammered the State of the State address Scott gave on Tuesday.

The fact is that all the things Rick Scott didnt say in his State of the State speech yesterday would fill a budget document a real budget document that would fund the critical needs of our state and get Florida back on the right track, Rich insisted on Wednesday. As governor, Ill reset our states priorities. Public education, health care, the needs of working families, children, and seniors will come first. As your governor, I will do much better!

But Rich has also looked to lump her two rivals together, trying to remind Democrats that Crist spent most of his political life as a Republican.

For nearly eight years, under Republican Govs. Charlie Crist and Rick Scott, Florida has given billions in tax breaks and virtual control of our government over to special interests, Rich maintained on Tuesday. As a state, we are less safe and less able to meet the basic needs of our citizens than we were eight years ago. We dont need a magician to fix whats wrong with our state we need a governor who will reset priorities and get our state back on the right track. And thats exactly the kind of governor Ill be.