Gov. Charlie Crist told MSNBC's Joe Scarborough
on April 30 that he would "probably" give refunds to donors who don't
approve of him leaving the GOP. Some donors to his U.S. Senate
campaign were told before the switch that they would get their money
back or pro-rated refunds.

No more. A couple of hours before Crist officially becomes an NPA voter, campaign spokeswoman Michelle Todd
said there will be no refunds. Asked whether that amounts to a flip-flop,
she said, "We have never made an official statement before. It is now
the official statement. They donated to the Charlie Crist for U.S.
Senate Campaign, and it's still the Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate
Campaign."

Said the Rubio campaign: "As Charlie Crist continually reinvents
himself to do-say-be anything to win an election, he is now going back
on his word to Floridians and is decidedly not listening to the people.
It seems that Charlie Crist is only willing to listen to the people if
they don't want a refund from his campaign."

Todd said the campaign will host a grand opening of its new headquarters in St. Petersburg on Saturday.

Beth Reinhard

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