Crist was destroying Rick Scott in the polls for a year.
Then Rick Scott went HARD left, spent more than any other gov in FL history in a lot of areas. Spend your way to popularity with the liberals. It's working. He brags about how much he "invests" in the state, but it's tax dollars funding it.
Going hard left may save his job against Crist.
Charlie Crist cruises in Democratic primary win, but race against Rick Scott is tough toss-up
Source: Miami Herald
Florida Democrats made it official Tuesday: They want a former Republican governor to beat the current Republican governor.
Heading into Tuesday’s Democratic primary election, Charlie Crist’s win over longtime Democrat Nan Rich was never in doubt. Only the size of his double-digit margin — where he led Rich by 50 percentage points when the Associated Press called the race two minutes after the polls closed — was in question.
That’s not the case when it comes to the general election pitting Crist against Republican Gov. Rick Scott. It’s close to a tie race. And it’s brutal.
Amid his cakewalk of a primary, Crist has had to deal with the bitter reality of Scott’s multi-million campaign juggernaut, which has spent nearly $28 million since November, trashing the Democrat on the airwaves from the moment he officially entered the race.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/26/4310853/early-returns-show-charlie-crist.html
