“Dear former supporter: Thank$$$” (ap photo)
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said today that hey — he’s not returing that money, after all. A group of prominent Republicans recently wrote to Crist after his switch from the GOP to the NPA (no party affiliation) asking for reimbursement of years of campaign contributions.
After initially sounding like he might do it, Crist — looking stronger in the polls — said that he’s keeping all of it. From the St. Petersburg Times:
A couple of hours before Crist officially becomes an NPA voter, campaign spokeswoman Michelle Todd said there will be no refunds. Asked whether that amounts to a flip-flop, she said, “We have never made an official statement before. It is now the official statement. They donated to the Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate Campaign, and it’s still the Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate Campaign.”
Well, there’s that. The refund demand was among a spate of indignities visited upon the once-popular former Republican. The state party recently sold its official portrait of Crist for $7,700 on eBay. And just around the time Crist was officially registering as a non-affiliated voter Wednesday, the Republican National Committee announced Tampa as the site of their 2012 convention.
Said Crist, “It is ironic, isn’t it?”
Hmm — well, not technically. But we get your point.
