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Susan Wright, the only Republican Party of Florida staffer who repeatedly questioned lavish spending -- only to be fired -- has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the RPOF. While that's certainly unwelcome for a party that tolerated much of former Chairman Jim Greer's antics for far too long, Wright's lawsuit could have greater political implications for the man who put Greer in and kept him there until the bitter end: Gov. Charlie Crist. Says Wright's complaint: "The Republican Party also began to use party money to support the senatorial campaign of Charlie Crist. The Republican Party was not supposed...

Florida's statewide teachers union has issued a dual endorsement in the closely watched race for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat.

Florida Governor Will Exit Republican Senate Primary to Run as an Independent Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, figuring that he can't win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, has decided to exit that race and run in November's general election without a party affiliation, according to two of his advisers. Mr. Crist has scheduled a formal announcement for Thursday in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Fla. If the governor follows through, he would upend one of the country's most closely watched campaigns. His withdrawal would hand the GOP Senate nomination to former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, who has drawn energy...

An independent run for Charlie Crist looks better on paper than it does in reality. Would Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in fact be politically smarter simply to drop out of the Senate race? Mr. Crist yesterday acknowledged to reporters that he has been "certainly listening" to those who argue he should quit the GOP primary against Marco Rubio and run in the fall as an independent. His admission came after the National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo saying there's "zero chance" Mr. Crist would remain in the primary. The memo, which urged Mr. Crist to drop out of the...

LAKE MARY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 News) - Thursday, Governor Crist vetoed the controversial teacher merit pay bill, breaking with conservative ranks. Then the head of the Republican U.S. Senate Re-election Committee issued a warning to Crist telling him his career is over if he tries to run outside the GOP. Dr. Foglesong said, "A person I know in the Charlie Crist campaign has told me Charlie Crist would veto the merit pay bill, and he did. Further, he said he would announce tomorrow, that's Friday, that he would run as an independent."