Funny.
Charlie Crist's Senate campaign sought to squash rumors Thursday that he is considering running as an independent and accused GOP opponent Marco Rubio of promoting the idea.
"The Governor is proud of his conservative credentials and stands firmly behind the principles of limited government and more personal freedom, the bedrock values of the Republican Party," Crist campaign manager Eric Eikenberg said in a statement. "He is proud to be a member of the Party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan.
"This should completely and utterly put to rest any of the unfounded rumors coming from the Rubio campaign that Governor Crist would run as anything other than the Republican that he is," Eikenberg added.
You're pretty much screwed when your entire campaign message is, "No really, I'm running as a Republican!" That's what we heard last week, and it's going to be what we hear next week. In this primary, nothing else matters.
Of course, the reason people keep talking about this is because it's painfully obvious Crist is toast in the GOP primary. Heck, we've known that since last fall, but even though everyone else has finally figured it out, Crist remains oblivious to his fate.