2016 could bring a chance for revenge for Crist

Published September 18, 2014 4:47pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — If former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wins his old job back as a Democrat, he could be in a position to seek political revenge against two Republicans whom he once counted as friends and now disdain him.

Crist used to call himself a “Jeb Bush Republican,” and Bush campaigned to help Crist get elected governor in 2006. Sen. Marco Rubio was House speaker when Crist was governor, so the two relied on each other to pass legislative priorities.

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