Former Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist endorses Obama
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is backing 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.
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Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama
By Charlie Crist, Special to the Times
In Print: Sunday, August 26, 2012
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/former-gov-charlie-crist-heres-why-im-backing-barack-obama/1247631
