RPOF Comes Out Swinging at Charlie Crist on Home Disclosure

Leslie Dougher, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), came out swinging at former Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday over his role in selling a Miami home. Despite spending most of his political life in the GOP, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November.

"We have found a document showing that Charlie Crist was part of the sale of a home with Carole Crist in Fisher Island. This document raises some serious questions for Charlie, Dougher said on Tuesday. Why was this home never reported before on Charlie Crist's financial disclosure paperwork? Why was the sale of this home never reported on his income taxes? Was Charlie part-owner of this home to help establish a homestead exemption in Florida?

Dougher noted that Crist was refusing to release his wifes income taxes.

The people of Florida deserve answers to these serious questions, Dougher said. Tomorrow is exactly one month to the day since Gov. Scott challenged Charlie Crist to release the income taxes of both he and his wife. Charlie has ignored this call for transparency, even after several other previous gubernatorial candidates have kept this tradition of transparency for years. The discovery of Charlie's name on the sale of a home with Carole Crist only adds more urgency to Charlie's need to be transparent with Florida voters. At 30 days and counting, we await his response. Tick tock."