Former Florida Gov. Crist To Announce Bid For Congress Next Week

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Independent candidate, discusses the issues during the television debate between the three candidates running for U.S. Senate from Florida at Nova University in Davie, Fla. Tuesday, O... Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Independent candidate, discusses the issues during the television debate between the three candidates running for U.S. Senate from Florida at Nova University in Davie, Fla. Tuesday, Oct. 19 2010. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) MORE LESS
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Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (D) will announce on Tuesday that he will run for Congress, Politico reported on Friday.

He will run in Florida’s 13th district, the seat currently held by Rep. David Jolly (R-FL). Jolly is running for the open Senate seat in the state.

Crist served as the governor of Florida as a Republican, but then switched to the Democratic party in 2012. He launched a failed bid to challenge Republican Florida Gov. Rock Scott (R) in 2014.

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  1. Avatar for sfaw sfaw says:

    I’m tempted to move to that district, just so I can vote against that moron.

    Rick Scott had favorability below zero (practically) a year or so before the election, and you couldn’t beat him? There might be a reason why you keep losing elections.

    Here’s an idea: you and Debbie Wasserman Schultz run off and elope, move to Outer Slobovia, and let the rest of the Democratic Party fend for itself.

  2. Avatar for bkmn bkmn says:

    If the Florida Dems put any money in his campaign they deserve to be booted out of their positions.

  3. Martha Coakley is tanned, rested and ready. Er, wait. Ahem. Charlie Crist is tanned. Very tanned, and um. Probably not ready to win shit.

  4. Jesus F’ing Crist.

  5. I find it interesting that you blame Crist for the judgment failures of the Floridian people ( Yes I am in Florida ) . Do you think Scott won because Crist ran a crappy campaign? Scott won because he lied though his teeth and millions of Conch idiots bought it. They’ve nothing to show for but shitty schools that charge astronomical tuition. But those Conch’s are going to vote GOP’er again. Run FDR if you like…they are going to vote GOP’er again. They vote and get fucked by who they vote for. And when they’ve been fucked so bad they can’t walk they’ll crawl their ass to the polls and vote for more.

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