FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist used a decisive primary victory to cast aside doubts about whether Democrats will accept his political conversion. Now his challenge will be motivating them as he takes on a tougher task — beating Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

Crist has already been the target of millions of dollars in attacks by Scott and they’ll likely be ramped up over the next 10 weeks in what has become one of the state’s nastiest races — Crist says he doesn’t know of any Florida candidate that’s faced as many negative attacks.