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| Former Gov. Charlie Crist |
Former
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has given his support to President Barack Obama in
the 2012 presidential race.
The
former Republican governor made the announcement in an op-ed piece published in
Sunday's Tampa Bay
Times. The endorsement came as Republicans are gathering in the Tampa Bay area
for the GOP convention.
Crist
wrote that he's confident Obama is the right leader for the country.
"I
applaud and share his vision of a future built by a strong and confident middle
class in an economy that gives us the opportunity to reap prosperity through
hard work and personal responsibility," Crist wrote.
Former
Gov.Charlie Crist is one the few Republicans that have common sense in this
political life. Many others are following the bandwagon of hate.
In
the op-ed piece; Crist noted that an element of the Republican Party has leaned
to the far right on many issues important to women, immigrants, seniors and
students.
"The
truth is that the party has failed to demonstrate the kind of leadership or
seriousness voters deserve."
Crist
has been a politician for most of his adult life. He won a state Senate seat in
1992 before making an unsuccessful 1998 U.S. Senate bid. He then won three
straight statewide offices — education commissioner in 2000, attorney general
in 2002 and governor in 2006.
Many
Republicans are hating the truth this hour and in this election.
