One poll Crist doesn't want to win: 'most overrated' gov

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Is there a full moon? First Forbes columnist Reihan Salam offers Gov. Charlie Crist as "America's worst governor."

Then Crist bizarrely claims he did not know, nor did his staff inform him, of this week's Florida itinerary for President Barack Obama -- elected leader of said "America." Yesterday and today, he is visiting the state Crist was elected to lead.

And now The Washington Post's The Fix column is running a highly unscientific poll that offers Crist as one of six choices for "most overrated" governor in the United States. Crist and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are currently running neck and neck for that "win," based on over 2,500 votes so far, with the two toggling back and forth in the first place spot.

Like we said, highly unscientific. But certainly not the kind of victory the Crist campaign would be putting on a U.S. Senate mailer.

Posted by Shannon Colavecchio at 12:54:35 pm on October 27, 2009 | Permalink | Comments |

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