https://redstate.com/erick/2010/05/17/florida-voters-realize-charlie-crist-is-an-orange-opportunist/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 10:57:37 -0400<![CDATA[A couple of weeks have passed since Charlie Crist abandoned the GOP to run as an independent. The orange man moved his campaign into a lingerie shop and started renouncing his allegedly long held positions on life, education reform, etc.And guess what?He is now nosediving in the polls.Rubio leads according to Rasmussen at 39% to Crist&#8217;s 31% to Meek&#8217;s 18%.And to think after Crist jumped ship, a few Republican hacks started blaming Jim DeMint and me for losing Florida.]]>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:23:57 -0400<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2010/05/17/florida-voters-realize-charlie-crist-is-an-orange-opportunist-n34698