RPOF Targets Charlie Crist Ally Dan Gelber

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) launched a new line of attack against former Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday by noting that prominent Democrat Dan Gelber bashed Crist for running for the U.S. Senate instead of for a second term. The RPOF is highlighting a quote from Gelber in 2009 when he said Crist left so much hanging during his term as governor. Gelber had been a candidate for the Democratic nomination in that same U.S. Senate contest before switching over to run for attorney general.

With Crist, who joined the Democrats last year, considering a gubernatorial run in 2014, Gelber has been a major ally to the former governor. Gelber is a staunch liberal who should be able to help allay some Democrats concerns about Crists Republican past and assure them he has changed his conservative thinking.