CNN
“It is the Democrats’ last chance to stop him and it’s going to be a lot cheaper to do it in Florida than it would be in 50 states,” Crist said on CNN the morning after his victory and while repeatedly plugging his campaign website. “If you want to help (President) Joe Biden get a second term, we need to shut Ron DeSantis down in Florida.”
Crist’s plea for cash was perhaps as creative as it was nakedly desperate. After exhausting most of the $14 million his campaign and political committee raised to defeat Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in the primary, Crist started the 11-week sprint to the general election nearly from scratch. Meanwhile, DeSantis has been waiting for Crist with $132 million on hand, a record sum for a governor’s race…
“Charlie has a better chance of getting a large check from the tooth fairy under his pillow than he does from national donors,” the fundraiser said. “I just don’t think they’re focused on Florida’s governor race. I think they’re focused on winnable seats in states where Democrats already hold the governor’s mansion or it’s an open seat.”
