Changes

Although Crist opposed offshore oil drilling during his gubernatorial campaign, he changed his position, saying "I mean, let's face it, the price of gas has gone through the roof, and Florida families are suffering, and my heart bleeds for them." <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91CGGV81&show_article=1</ref>  

Although Crist opposed offshore oil drilling during his gubernatorial campaign, he changed his position, saying "I mean, let's face it, the price of gas has gone through the roof, and Florida families are suffering, and my heart bleeds for them." <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91CGGV81&show_article=1</ref>  

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 was state House Speaker [[Marco Rubio]], a conservative Cuban American. Crist started trailing in the polls to Rubio by large margins and in April 2010 he decided to run as a Independent since it was almost certain he would lose the Republican nomination to Rubio.

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>