Amid speculation he will run as a Democrat for his old job, former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday said he supports allowing same-sex marriage.
In a message posted on his Facebook page, Crist described as “great news” a decision by Delaware officials to become the 11th state to allow same-sex marriage.
“I most certainly support marriage equality in Florida and look forward to the day it happens here,” Crist said in the message.
PolitiFact rules this declaration by Crist a “full flop.”
Looking back through his political career in Florida, we found that Crist’s opinion has traversed the spectrum. As a Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2006, Crist signed a petition to help get a gay marriage ban on the Florida ballot and said he supported “traditional marriage.”
While governor, he appeared to soften on the subject, saying he was a “live and let live” kind of person. But he voted for the ban nonetheless. As a Senate candidate, he stopped short of endorsing gay marriage, saying he supported civil unions that afforded the legal benefits of marriage.
Now, out of office but potentially eyeing a comeback, Crist has made his flip-flop complete, offering full-throated support for gay marriage.
That’s what we call a Full Flop.
