Election Officials Told Rick Scott He Wasn’t A Voter; Thought He Was Dead
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott knows what it’s like to be told that he’s not a registered voter. In a radio interview Thursday, Scott said he was forced to cast a provisional ballot...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Turns 60 Saturday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott is turning the page on another decade. Scott, one of the oldest governor’s in Florida history, turns 60 Saturday. Aside from former Gov. Lawton Chiles, who was...
View ArticleFla. GOP To Crist: Bring It On
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Party leaders have a message for former Gov. Charlie Crist: Bring it on. The state GOP was holding a quarterly meeting when news spread about Crist finally...
View ArticleFlorida’s Crist Officially Becomes Democrat
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former GOP Governor Charlie Crist is officially a Democrat. Joined by a gaggle of news media Thursday, Crist filed his political party change paperwork at the Pinellas...
View ArticleFla. Poll Says Scott’s Re-Election In Jeopardy
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new poll says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s chances for re-election are in jeopardy. A poll of registered voters in Florida found that 52 percent say he does not deserve a second...
View ArticleFla. Gov. Scott’s Job Approval Up To 43 Percent
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating is improving, a poll released Tuesday shows, though not to the point that it’s likely to deter any potential challengers in 2014. The...
View ArticleCrist: Ready To Run For Old Job With New Party?
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Crist hopes that the hug that hurt him becomes the hug that now heals him. Democratic President Barack Obama embraced Crist, then Florida’s Republican governor, at a 2009...
View ArticleCrist To Announce Next Week Whether He Will Run For Governor As Democrat
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican governor-turned Democrat Charlie Crist has been working the Florida Democratic Party’s conference like a candidate as he builds up to finally announcing...
View ArticleEx-GOP Fla. Gov. Crist To Run For Job As Democrat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Republican governor turned Democrat Charlie Crist has filed paperwork to run for his old job with his new party. The state Division of Elections posted the...
View ArticleFlorida’s Crist To Announce Run For Governor
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Charlie Crist is making it official. The former Republican governor will formally kick off his second gubernatorial campaign as a Democrat at a rally Monday in...
View ArticleCrist Wages Populist Campaign For Fla. Governor
MIAMI (AP) — When former GOP Gov. Charlie Crist announced he’d run for his old job as a Democrat in 2014, party leaders rejoiced at the prospect of a pragmatic candidate able to win back centrist...
View ArticleCrist To Address West Palm Beach Crowd
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former Gov. Charlie Crist is due to speak before a large crowd in South Florida as he fights to reclaim his former office. Crist addresses the Forum Club of the Palm...
View ArticleCrist Picks Local Chair Of Dems As Running Mate
MIAMI (AP) — Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist chose Miami-Dade County Democratic Party Chairwoman Annette Taddeo as his running mate Thursday, a pick that could help him ease any doubts among...
View ArticleCrist: I Was On The Democrats’ Side When I Was A Republican
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist continued his political comeback Tuesday as Democratic voters selected him as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in...
View ArticleElectric Fan Delays Florida Governor Debate
DAVIE, Fla. (CBS Tampa/AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott delayed the start of a debate Wednesday night at Broward Collage because of an electric fan below Democratic challenger Charlie Crist’s podium....
View ArticleCrist, Scott Bring Out Big Names In Florida Race
MIAMI (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Republican-turned-Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist are bringing in big names to help them out as the Florida governor’s race nears an end. Both candidates...
View ArticleFlorida GOP Gov. Rick Scott Wins Re-Election As Crist Concedes
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, seen as one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the nation, won re-election Tuesday after turning back former Republican Gov. Charlie...
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