Charlie Crist -- Wolf in sheep's clothing

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Charlie Crist, former Republican governor of Florida, turned Democrat, announces his candidacy Monday in St. Petersburg for governor as a Democrat in the 2014 elections. At right, Crist speaks at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in praise of President Obama for a second term. Below, the famous 'hug' between Crist and Obama at the DNC (photo by White House).
 

Obama and Charlie Crist embrace in the famous 'hug' / Headline Surfer®DELTONA -- Charlie Crist is a wolf in sheep's clothing for those who believe in less government, less taxes. He is for himself, not the people. Charlie Crist is desperate for some kind of limelight, which explains why he has turned to the Democrats. If you have not heard, Crist announced on Monday he wants back in at the Governor's mansion.

Well, in 2010 he wanted to be in the Senate and did not care about the Governor's mansion. But then he lost and has been out of the political limelight working for the law firm of Morgan and Morgan. Now he wants the Governor's mansion again. He was a "conservative" Republican that switched to Independent and then switched to Democrat? Can he make up his mind?

One article I read had a professor say, "He went moderate a couple years too early. He made a political miscalculation."

So who is Charlie Crist, but a set of political calculations for his gain? When Charlie Crist hugged Barack Obama in 2009, and took stimulus money that conservatives viewed as tethering Florida to the federal government and their demands, it showed his true colors.

Charlie Crist greets Barack Obama / Headline Surfer®President Obama and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist get ready to embrace in what would become known as 'the hug' as shown above.

So who is Charlie Crist, but a set of political calculations for his gain? When Charlie Crist hugged Barack Obama in 2009, and took stimulus money that conservatives viewed as tethering Florida to the federal government and their demands, it showed his true colors.

Many I know want each state in the United States to be able to rule themselves and not be dictated to by the federal government. Liberal policies end up hurting the citizens of the state.

Under Charlie Crist, Florida's unemployment jumped from 3.5 to 11.1 percent. We can not go back to that.

We do not need for Florida to move backwards. Charlie Crist is a politician who professed to be one thing and when he could not win, switch sides. We do not need a governor like that again.

We do not need for Florida to move backwards. Charlie Crist is a politician who professed to be one thing and when he could not win, switch sides. We do not need a governor like that again.

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FAST FACTS: Charlie Crist party switch

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (born July 24, 1956) is an attorney and politician who served as the 44th Governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011.
Crist began his political career as a Republican, serving in the Florida Senate from 1993 to 1999, running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1998. He then served as Florida education commissioner from 2001 to 2003, and Florida attorney general from 2003 to 2007, before being elected governor in 2006.
Crist declined to run for re-election as governor in 2010, instead announcing on May 12, 2009, that he was running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by then-fellow Republican Mel Martinez. After initially leading in the race for the Republican nomination, he was overtaken in the polls by Tea Party candidate Marco Rubio and in April 2010, Crist left the Republican Party and became an Independent. In the general election, he lost to Rubio in a three-way race, garnering 30% of the vote to Rubio's 49% and Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek's 20%.
Crist's term as Governor ended in January 2011.
On Dec. 7, 2012, Crist joined the Democratic Party, having endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. On Nov. 1, of this year, he announced that he was running for governor in the 2014 election s a Democrat.
 

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On Dec. 7, 2012, Crist announced via Twitter that he had joined the Democratic Party.