Crist: Independent run 'not going to happen'

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is dismissing a rumor that he will abandon the Republican Senate primary and run as an Independent.

A conservative online columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel floated the claim on Thursday, setting off a flurry of Internet speculation that Crist might bolt from his party to avoid losing to Marco Rubio in the primary. But Crist said Thursday it's not true.

"It's not going to happen," Crist said at an event in Broward County, according to the St. Petersburg Times.

Crist also kept up his offensive against Rubio, who is back-pedaling this week after revelations that he made personal charges on his Republican Party of Florida credit card. The governor brushed off Rubio's claim that Crist allies leaked the credit card information to newspapers.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/26/crist-independent-run-not-going-to-happen/?fbid=kqD34a1lUGW

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.....and Governor Paterson was never going to not run for re-election. I'll wait and see.

[nyy1998]

1. He can't say that while he's still in the primary

I'd definitely wait until after the primary is done and he loses.