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Crist's style is folksy and he searches for bipartisanship. His handling of the great hurricanes of 2005-6 was widely praised. He appointed one moderate and two conservatives to the state supreme court. His support for [[John McCain]] helped carry the state primary and defeated [[Mitt Romney]]. Polls show a strong base of support from conservatives and moderates and some liberals. Crist will run for the Senate in 2010; his rival in the 2010 GOP primary will be state House Speaker [[Marco Rubio]], a conservative Cuban American.

Crist's style is folksy and he searches for bipartisanship. His handling of the great hurricanes of 2005-6 was widely praised. He appointed one moderate and two conservatives to the state supreme court. His support for [[John McCain]] helped carry the state primary and defeated [[Mitt Romney]]. Polls show a strong base of support from conservatives and moderates and some liberals. Crist will run for the Senate in 2010; his rival in the 2010 GOP primary will be state House Speaker [[Marco Rubio]], a conservative Cuban American.

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>

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