Rick Scott's Team Hits Charlie Crist on Taxes

Gov. Rick Scotts team continues to fire away at former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge the governor in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican. The Scott team hit Crist on Thursday for raising taxes by $2.2 billion back in 2009, including raising unemployment insurance by $1,500 per worker.

Charlie Crist has a track record of making bad situations worse for Floridians, said Matt Moon, a spokesman for Scott. Not only did he raise billions in taxes and fees on Florida families, he also hit job creators with a tax increase when the state was hemorrhaging jobs. Florida was already in a hole; Charlie Crist kept on digging, and ultimately ran away from the mess he made.