Crist, running as Democrat for Fla. governor, reverses self, supports end to Cuba trade embargo

[Judi Lynn]

Crist, running as Democrat for Fla. governor, reverses self, supports end to Cuba trade embargo
By Mary Ellen Klas
The Miami Herald
9:35 p.m. EST, February 8, 2014

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist said he supports ending the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba, a complete reversal from his position as the state's former Republican governor and as an independent Senate candidate in 2010.

"The embargo has done nothing in more than fifty years to change the regime in Cuba," Crist said Friday night in a statement after announcing his support for lifting the decades-long policy on HBO's "Real Time" with Bill Maher. Crist was on the left-leaning show as part of a series of appearances in recent weeks to promote his new book, "The Party's Over: How The Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became A Democrat."

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The issue came up when Maher asked Crist about the Cuban vote, saying "I don't see a lot of politicians from Florida having the courage to stand up to that small Cuban community."

Crist responded: "Well, I think they need to. The embargo's been going on what, fifty years now, and I don't think it worked. It is obvious to me we need to move forward and get the embargo taken away."

More:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-mct-bc-crist-cuba-20140208,0,2027089.story

[Scuba]

1. That the Democratic Party leaders in Florida would endorse this guy is an indictment ....

I cannot believe there are no progressive Democrats in Florida.