Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) is taking off the gloves in his Senate primary against former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, with a new ad seeking to damage Rubio’s conservative hero image.
“We thought he was different. Ideologically pure,” an announcer says. But instead, we are told that Rubio is just another insider: “Rubio was a registered lobbyist. His income skyrocketed while his power increased.”
The TPM Poll Average currently gives Rubio a lead of 58.2%-28.3%, after he came from way behind by attacking Crist’s support for President Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill.
