TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The head of a Washington committee that helps Republicans get elected says Florida Gov. Charlie Crist should drop out of the Senate race if he doesn’t think he can win the GOP primary.
National Republican Senatorial Committee executive director Rob Jesmer wrote in an e-mail Monday that he believes there is “zero chance” Crist will run as a Republican.
He says Crist should drop out of the race if he believes he can’t win the primary instead of running as an independent candidate. He says the committee is prepared to support Crist’s primary opponent, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, if Crist runs as an independent.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigned with Rubio in Tampa on Monday and said Crist shouldn’t run as an independent.
