ST. PETERSBURG – A working day just after profitable the Democratic key for governor, Charlie Crist spoke to CBS4 reporter Joan Murray about the issues in advance striving to defeat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“I am confused and really humbled by it,” Crist claimed about his victory.
With DeSantis making the most of large acceptance ratings and a $140-million war upper body created up for campaigning, specialists say he will be tough to beat in the November election.
“His approval score is 50%. When I was governor from 2007 to 2011, my approval rating was 72% and that was all through the Terrific Economic downturn,” claimed Crist.
He states he uncovered a ton from his unsuccessful bid for governor towards Rick Scott in 2014. It was a slim gain, quite contentious and costly.
“I figured out expend additional time in North Florida,” he explained.
For the reason that he has altered from getting a Republican to Unbiased and then a Democrat, some voters continue to refer to him as a “flip flopper.”
“It isn’t going to bother me at all,” he explained. “I am what I am and have often been the same person. I however have the identical values.”
Crist has been a Democrat for 10 many years. He is completing a third time period as a U.S. congressman from St. Petersburg.
He suggests his previous knowledge as a Florida point out senator make him ready to get the job done with a Republican dominated legislature.
He says if elected, a prime precedence will be to indication an executive get safeguarding a woman’s appropriate to choose. He will also focus on education and learning, the setting and voting rights.
