RSSCrist ditches GOP, declares independent Senate bid
From: The Washington Times | April 29, 2010
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says he is abandoning the Republican Senate primary to run as an independent. Crist's decision Thursday to drop out of the Aug. 24 primary comes amid plummeting support from conservatives and polls showing he would lose to tea party favorite Marco Rubio. He says people want someone who is more concerned about standing up for them than about standing up for special interests or party. The move sets up a probable three-way race between Crist, Rubio and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek in November's general election. Crist was leading in the ...
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