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The Phony Centrism of Charlie Crist

He's bolted the Florida GOP to run as an independent, but it's hardly an act of courage. John Avlon on the governor's ideology-free opportunism.

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Charlie Crist (Larry Downing / Landov)
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As an independent and a centrist, I should be a textbook supporter of Charlie Crist’s newly announced independent candidacy for U.S. Senate.

But I’m not—because Charlie Crist confirms the worst stereotypes of a centrist.

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