Susan MacManus: Charlie Crist not likely to run as Independent
Some political observers are wondering is Gov. Charlie Crist may give up his bid to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate and run as an Independent instead. But USF Political Scientist Dr. Susan MacManus, doesn’t expect Crist to leave the GOP. “I don’t see Charlie Crist going independent, he’s a Republican through and through,” she said. MacManus says the country is focusing on this Senate race, because Florida remains a bellwether state. “Young versus old, moderate versus conservative, it’s…