Sources: Crist Will Run as an Independent

By GottaLaff

The "big tent" Rushpublic party is very skilled one thing: pushing members right out of that big tent. You're either far right or you're wrong... except in the states in which being a not-extremist pays off.

Apparently Florida isn't one of those:

"Reliable sources" tell the Southern Political Report that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) "is preparing to announce sooner rather than later that he will leave the GOP and continue his run for Senate as an independent. Sources add that the speech Crist will use in his announcement is now being drafted."

"The only thing that likely would stop a Crist independent run now is for the pressure from disillusioned Republicans and longtime Crist supporters to put so much pressure on him not to run at all that he relents. That pressure is mounting almost by the hour. Or that pressure could only speed up his party switch."

Maybe he can initiate a Florida for Crist Party. I'm sure Joe Lieberman would be more than happy to give him a few pointers.