In a further sign that Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) is seeking to recapture the conservative vote in his primary for Senate, Crist has now come out for the repeal of the health care bill, and is also supporting his state attorney general’s effort to challenge the bill’s constitutionality.
Crist’s campaign said in a statement to the CBS station in Miami: “Governor Crist will work for the repeal of the health care will (sic) when elected to the U.S. Senate.”
Crist’s opponent in the Republican primary, former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, has been successfully attacking Crist’s conservative credentials due to Crist’s support for President Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill. Rubio has also supported repeal of the health care bill. The current TPM Poll Average has Rubio ahead in the primary by 58.2%-28.3%, after Crist had previously led by a similar margin last summer.
