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Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2022 a gubernatorial debate

"Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."

By Yacob Reyes • October 28, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on August 25, 2022 a tweet

Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations."

By Yacob Reyes • September 2, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2022 a campaign ad

Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals."

By Yacob Reyes • July 22, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on February 3, 2022 Twitter

“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”

By Yacob Reyes • February 11, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2022 an ad

Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire."

February 4, 2022

Charlie Crist
stated on June 17, 2016 a fundraising email

David Jolly "has used money and power to try to … drill off our beaches."

By Joshua Gillin • June 30, 2016

Charlie Crist
stated on October 27, 2014 a TV ad

"Rick Scott vetoed funding for 30 Florida rape crisis centers. Scott said the centers weren’t needed."

By Amy Sherman • October 28, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on September 16, 2014 a TV ad

Says Rick Scott cut education by over a billion dollars, meaning thousands of teachers "lost their jobs" and "class sizes went up."

By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on July 31, 2014 a campaign commercial

Says Rick Scott "raised property taxes."

By Joshua Gillin • August 1, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on April 20, 2014 a TV interview

Says he hasn’t changed his view on abortion restrictions.

By Amy Sherman • April 24, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2014 a press conference

"I always supported civil unions."

By Amy Sherman • February 7, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on December 13, 2013 an op-ed

Says Marco Rubio endorsed Obamacare for his own family.

By Julie Kliegman • December 18, 2013

Charlie Crist
stated on August 17, 2013 a speech to Louisiana Democrats

In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10."

By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2013

Charlie Crist
stated on November 4, 2012 a TV interview

Says Jeb Bush "extended early voting" after seeing "long lines."

By Katie Sanders • November 8, 2012

Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2010 a debate

"The Recovery Act saved 60,000 jobs among law enforcement officials, firefighters in the state of Florida, plus another 20,000 educators."

By Becky Bowers • October 29, 2010

Charlie Crist
stated on October 19, 2010 a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate

Says Marco Rubio sold a home to a chiropractor who had been lobbying him on automobile insurance legislation and "once he sold the home, for $380,000 cash, the speaker's position on the issue changed."

By Aaron Sharockman • October 20, 2010

Charlie Crist
stated on March 15, 2010 a campaign press release

Marco Rubio is a "Miami lobbyist."

By Carol Rosenberg • March 22, 2010

Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 his State of the State address.

"Florida's new fingerprint identification system is improving our rate of solving cold cases by 300 percent."

By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2010

Charlie Crist
stated on March 2, 2010 the State of the State address

Cover Florida "is available to any Floridian, offering basic coverage for about $150 a month, instead of the typical $600 a month."

By Bill Adair, John Frank • March 3, 2010

Charlie Crist
stated on October 16, 2009 radio advertisement for U.S. Senate campaign

"Here in Florida, I’ve slashed government by 10 percent. That's $7 billion."

By Janet Zink • October 26, 2009

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