. . POLITICS: ELECTIONS AND ELECTION CAMPAIGNS: Crist Endorses Obama . . Crist Endorses Obama By The News Service of Florida, Herald-Tribune Sunday, August 26, 2012 TALLAHASSEE HT Politics http://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/08/26/crist-endorses-obama/ . .From the man hug to full embrace, former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Sunday urged voters to support President Barack Obama in the crucial swing state where the Democratic incumbent and Republican candidate Mitt Romney remain in a razor thin race.
.In an op/ed piece in the Tampa Bay Times, Crist further distanced himself from the party he stepped away from two years ago, saying Republicans have moved too far to the right and have alienated middle class Americans, women and minorities.
.Im confident that President Barack Obama is the right leader for our state and the nation, Crist wrote. 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. It is a vision of the future proven right by our history.
. snip .Sundays endorsement marks Crists latest political shift after he lost the U.S. Senate race to former House Speaker Marco Rubio in 2010. Crist left the GOP and ran as an independent for that seat.
.Crist earlier had joined other moderate Republicans, including former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in calling for the party to move closer to the center. The move toward the middle, which at one time seemed politically advantageous, turned sour during the tea party inspired political uprising in 2010.
.Crist, a former Republican state senator, attorney general, and education commissioner found himself out of public office after the 2010 elections. Lately, rumors have abounded that he might register as a Democrat and run for governor in 2014.
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