The political battle for Florida’s Senate seat rages on but in recent weeks there has been a surprise twist: Governor Charlie Crist, who months ago experienced conservatives and tea party members dancing on what looked like his political grave as his poll numbers hit tanked and he announced a run as an independent, is steadily leading in polls.
It’s the saga of Charlie Crist: is he heading for a victory that could also be seen as a victory for the center, moderates and independents? It’s the subject of my weekly Cagle.com column HERE.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.