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Crist demonstrated his support of [[gambling]] when he "signed a new gambling compact (August 31, 2009) with the Seminole Tribe, worth an estimated $6.8 billion over 20 years."<ref>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/01/na-crist-signs-gaming-pact/</ref>
Crist demonstrated his support of [[gambling]] when he "signed a new gambling compact (August 31, 2009) with the Seminole Tribe, worth an estimated $6.8 billion over 20 years."<ref>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/01/na-crist-signs-gaming-pact/</ref>
In 2008, Crist was vetted as a possible Republican Vice Presidential candidate.<ref name=atlantic>{{cite news }url=http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/is-this-what-post-partisanship-looks-like/284350/|title=Is This What Post-Partisanship Looks Like?|first=Molly|last=Ball|date=March 11, 2014|work=The Atlantic|accessdate=April 13, 2014}}</ref> In 2010, Crist entered the Republican primary for United States Senate against [[Marco Rubio]]. Crist dropped out and ran in the general election as an Independent.<ref name=atlantic/> He lost to Rubio.
Crist joined the [[Democratic Party]] in December 2012. In 2014, Crist is seeking another term as Governor, running as a Democratic candidate. During the campaign, Crist made incorrect statements about Governor Rick Scott cutting Florida's education budget. When critics uncovered Crist's inaccurate statements, Crist's campaign manager, Dan Gelber sent out an email to all of Crist's supporters on April 2, 2014, entitled, "Talk about egg on our face." Crist's failure to properly vet his facts will hurt his campaign.
Crist joined the [[Democratic Party]] in December 2012. In 2014, Crist is seeking another term as Governor, running as a Democratic candidate. During the campaign, Crist made incorrect statements about Governor Rick Scott cutting Florida's education budget. When critics uncovered Crist's inaccurate statements, Crist's campaign manager, Dan Gelber sent out an email to all of Crist's supporters on April 2, 2014, entitled, "Talk about egg on our face." Crist's failure to properly vet his facts will hurt his campaign.
Crist wroe a political memoir entitled ''The Party’s Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat.''<ref name=atlantic/>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==