Florida Democrats may vote for Charlie Crist

  The Florida senate race is shaping up to be a very interesting race to watch. When Republican Charlie Crist realized that he was going to lose his primary bid to new comer Marco Rubio he left the party and decided to run as an Independent. Since this move, Charlie Crist has tacked noticeably to the left in an attempt to pull in Democrat voters.

  Now there is another interesting angle that could come into play in this race and that is the fact that the Democrat candidate that appears ready to win the Democrat nomination–  Jeff Greene– is a man who made a fortune betting that the housing market would crash.

  While Jeff Greene may pull off  a victory in the Democrat primary there will be many Democrats who cannot vote for a man that made money by hoping for and betting on the collapse of the housing market. But where can these Democrats turn if they cannot vote for Jeff Greene? Certainly they will not vote for Maro Rubio, that leaves Charlie Crist.

  According to this article, there is the very real possibility that Democrats who cannot vote for Jeff Greene will instead turn to Charlie Crist. But can they trust Charlie Crist enough to vote for him? That is the question they must ask themselves. Or will Charlie Crist move back towards the right if he is elected?

  Marco Rubio has the support of the Tea Party movement and even if Charlie Crist does move back towards the right, he will still be to the left of Marco Rubio. This could make Crist a more acceptable alternative to Rubio, even if they have their doubts about him. This may help Charlie Crist gain enough support among Democrats to hand him Florida’s senate seat.

  If Charlie Crist does manage to win as an independent it will be interesting to see which party he most often votes with. And will this question be enough to ensure that Democrats remain true and vote for the man they know is most liberal– Jeff Greene.

  All of the questions will be answered in time, but the one thing I do know is that the Florida race is going to be interesting to follow even after the election is over.