Update: The Facebook page has been updated. It now lists no party and says Crist's political views as "Moderate." How interesting. Also of note, many of the quotes from people who have rescinded their endorsements have not been removed.
Many of us were rather shocked Crist made no mention yesterday of where he would caucus in the Senate. That won't stay a secret for long. I promise it is the first question any reporter will ask. But the answer, I think, is already there. How did I find this Facebook page with the dirty secret? It is linked to Charlie Crist's campaign homepage. It is there to tell voters more about Charlie the candidate. Political views are listed as 'Conservative.' The quote section still has tough-on-crime statements from John Walsh and lower-taxes rhetoric from Don Shula.
There certainly need to be some updates here. Many of the endorsements, including those of Reps. Connie Mack and Vern Buchanan and of former state GOP chairman Al Cardenas have been yanked. Quotes from Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham are still there as well. I suppose these statements are still valid quotes, but I am guessing most on the list want their names scrubbed fast.
But there was obviously a build-up to the announcement yesterday, and the campaign could have changed anything on this page that they liked. The supporter quotes on official campaign site, as noted by the Washington Post yesterday, were changed in advance of the announcement to note Crist's independent values.
So why does the Facebook page still list right-wing creds?
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