RPOF Reminds Voters Charlie Crist Wanted Bill Clinton to Resign

On May 6, former President Bill Clinton will be attending a fundraiser in Miami Beach for the Democratic Governors Association (DGA). The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is using the opportunity to hit former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, for his call for Clinton to resign in 1998 as the Monica Lewinsky scandal dominated national news and politics.

On Tuesday, the RPOF launched a Web ad showing Crist calling for Clinton to resign. In 1998, Crist was the Republican nominee challenging U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla. Crist lost to Graham that November.

The only thing that stays the same about Charlie Crist is that he will say or do anything for money and fame, said RPOF Executive Director Justin Johnson on Tuesday. Was Charlie Crist lying then, when he called Bill Clinton a liar and asked him to resign from office, or is he lying now, when he calls him a friend?

Clinton will be headlining the Florida Democratic Partys Blue Leadership dinner in June.