Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running again for governor as a Democrat, seems to want another hug on the campaign trail from President Barack Obama.
Crist, on Monday, said that he would like for Obama to come on the campaign trail with him again, despite the fact that Obama’s approval ratings have been around 40 percent lately.
“I hope so,” Crist said when asked of the possibility of Obama campaigning for him according to the Tampa Bay Times. “I hope he does.”
In 2009 Crist, long before he began running as a Democrat to defeat Gov. Rick Scott (R), the former Republican governor was strongly criticized for hugging the president at an event (pictured above). Crist said that the criticism was motivated by racism.
The TPM Polltracker average gives Scott a 3.7 point lead over Crist.
I’ve really been impressed with Crist; he seems very aggressive in how he’s campaigning. I don’t remember that from last time (when he was running for the Senate seat)
Good for him saying he wouldn’t mind Pres. Obama campaigning for him. Headline is misleading though - Crist did not say anything about hiugs.
Oh no!
Is this the first article to feature the poll tracker? My heart dropped when I saw it. I’m not ready for this ride.
I always have been. I have a lot of respect for the guy
And,I don’t blame him for wanting a hug from our wonderful President
Misleading headline at TPMZ. No way!!! Surely you jest
Seriously, Christ is losing to Scott? What the hell Florida?
2010 was a brutal year for Crist. The Tea Party was ascendant, his Obama hug was marked as a Judas kiss, and he was in a three-way race for Senator with Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek, an African American Congressman from Miami.
In his final year as governor, the Florida Republican Legislators, enraged by the hug, were in open rebellion against him. (Even though Republican governors across the country were similarly desirous of the stimulus funds to balance their budgets.)
There was no way he could gain traction in 2010.