Crist’s Betrayal Worse Than Originally Imagined

Last week, Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced that he will be taking a page out of Joe Lieberman’s playbook by running as an independent for Florida’s open senate seat. This news came as a big blow to the GOP as they attempt to retake Congress, as Marco Rubio will have a much tougher time beating Crist in the general election. It appears that Crist will siphon votes from Rubio and the Democrat, Kendrick Meek. Current polls have either Crist or Rubio up by a few points, so the race will come down to the wire. Fortunately for the GOP, it seems like the ultraliberal Kendrick Meek will not be a huge factor in this race.

Crist’s betrayal to the GOP was painful, but it is worse than imagined. Crist has more than a good shot of winning the election, and his increasing liberal tendencies may end up resulting with Crist caucusing with the Democrats. Crist acknowledged that he may even end up voting for a Democrat to be the majority leader. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Crist claimed, “I might not vote for either [a Democrat or a Republican]. I’m going to vote for who I think would be best for the people of Florida. And if that happens to be a Democrat, so be it.” If Crist ends up winning, there is more than a likely chance that we see Crist prefer his more recent liberal policies than his past right-leaning ones. Many believed that if Crist won, he would still align himself with Republicans.

Crist’s betrayal leaves everyone in a tough situation. Hopefully this time, Crist won’t achieve the same success that Lieberman did.