UCF Student ‘Insulted’ by Charlie Crist

While many political observers will be quick to hand the newly-patented Florida Democrat Charlie Crist a lion's share of the youth vote in his bid for his second go at the Florida governors mansion, one university student is saying: Not so fast.

Rebecca McLaughlin writes in the University of Central Floridas student newspaper, There are many different reasons why politics are corrupt, and Crist is one of them. In my opinion, someone who is elected to office needs to be connected to the people in order to properly understand them and their needs.

"He has already displayed that he does not stick to his principles and beliefs, which is just proof that he has been stuck in the world of corruption that modern-day politics is.

McLaughlin, instead, says the people of Florida deserve real people in office, not career politicians.

Read more from McLaughlin in Sunday's interesting opinion piece in the "Central Florida Future."