Janelle Irwin Taylor
Former Vice President Joe Biden is endorsing U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist for reelection to Florida’s 13th Congressional District, Crist announced Thursday.
“Congressman Crist delivers on the issues Floridians care about most — access to good health care, preserving Florida’s coastlines and bodies of water, and making sure workers have access to good-paying jobs,” the Democratic presidential nominee said. “He is a tireless advocate for the veterans of Pinellas County and the working families in the Tampa Bay area. I am proud to endorse Charlie Crist for Congress.”
It’s no surprise that Biden would support Crist over his Republican challenger, Anna Paulina Luna. However, it shows Democrats are taking the race seriously despite Larry Sabato recently elevating his Crystal Ball rating from “likely Democrat” to “safe Democrat.”
Democrats are working this election cycle to not only maintain the party’s majority in the U.S. House, which requires incumbent Democrats like Crist winning reelection, but also taking back the U.S. Senate.
While Luna might be considered a long-shot in the race, she’s running a tough campaign based on all the usual stops Republicans are taking this year against Democrats, attempting to tie them to “radical socialism” and playing on fears about a country in chaos as protests continue nationwide against police brutality.
“I am honored to receive the endorsement of Vice President Biden,” said Crist. “He is a man of integrity and will bring civility back to the White House. I am grateful for the words of support and I am looking forward to serving another term under a Biden administration.”
Biden’s nod is also no surprise considering Crist was an early Biden supporter, coming out in favor of the former Vice President before he had secured the nomination out of a crowded pack of then-Democratic hopefuls.
Biden also previously backed Crist when he ran unsuccessfully against former Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.
5 comments
David McCallister
October 8, 2020 at 5:15 pm
Both Crist and Biden are proven losers. In this election, you might say, ” it takes one to know one” and, “birds of a feather flock together”.
David McCallister
October 8, 2020 at 5:41 pm
Takes one to know one. Biden and Cruat are both proven losers. Birds of a feather…
SANDY OESTREICH
October 9, 2020 at 1:59 pm
DAVID, NOT THAT YOU’D RECOGNIZE IT, BUT TRUMP NEEDS MENTAL HEALTH HELP AS HE MEETS THE CRITERION OF BEING “A DANGER TO OTHERS”FROM DAY ONE. BUT SINCE THEN TRUMP HAS SAID PLAIN AND CLEAR ON TV ABOUT THE COVID:
” I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY ” and he hasn’t except to make sure Democrat-led states are ignored when it comes to PPE or Stimulus or anything else that has worked under research. GET IT YET?????? EITHER YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPUTER, OR IT’S BEEN TUNED ONLY TO FOX NEWS , OR YOU CANNOT READ OR SEE OTHER TV NEWS!
SADLY, HE IS A BIGOT, GOVERNS ONLY FOR HIMSELF (REFUSING TO OBEY SUBPOENAS OR EVEN ALLOW ANY OF THE VERY NECESSARY WITNESSES WHEN ON TRIAL. IN SHORT, HE REFUSES HIS DAY ONE PLEDGE TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AND TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION WE’VE ALL LIVED BY FOR 300 YEARS UNTIL NOW!
NONE OF THIS IS A SECRET KEPT FROM YOU, NONE OF THIS IS A LIE, UNLIKE HIS MORE THAN 20, 600 LIES TO YOU!
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO LOSE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY $ AND YOUR MEDICARE? HE HAS PROMISED THAT HE WILL SHUT BOTH DOWN IF REELECTED. YOU WANT TO LOSE THEM????
THAT’S JUST TIP OF ICEBERG OF CRIMES HE HAS OR WILL COMMIT. DON’T BELIEVE ME, JUST WATCH THE REAL NEWS: CNN MSNBC ETC. THEY ARE MEANT FOR ADULTS.
POOR SOUL, I FEEL SORRY FOR YOUR INEPTITUDE OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT BLOCKS YOUR BRAIN AND BRAINS AROUND YOU FROM NOTICING THAT YOU ARE BEING SCREWED BY TRUMP AND SO ARE THEY. PITIFUL.
Sandy Oestreich, Professor Emerita, Adelphi U,NY; former elected official; coauthor, internationally distributed pharmacology ref. texts etc etc.
David Coberly
October 9, 2020 at 3:28 pm
What a ludicrous comment. Congratulations.
David Coberly
October 9, 2020 at 3:30 pm
Amen, Sandy.
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