Charlie Crist Says Anti-Obama Racism Him Drove Him From GOP
Crist, who is running for his old office against Gov. Rick Scott (R), said in an interview with Fusion’s Jorge Ramos that he felt uncomfortable with his previous party affiliation.
Via Liberaland:
Former and, possibly, future Florida Governor Charlie Christ says racism Republicans exhibited against President Obama was a primary factor in his leaving the Republican Party.
Crist, who is running for his old office against Gov. Rick Scott (R), said in an interview with Fusion’s Jorge Ramos that he felt uncomfortable with his previous party affiliation. Republicans are perceived as “anti-women, anti-immigrant, anti-minority, [and] anti-gay,” he said, and they refuse to compromise with Obama. The ex-governor said he feels, “liberated as a Democrat.”
“I couldn’t be consistent with myself and