MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist don’t have much in common, but they have this: Both have run campaigns for governor before.
At least once before this year’s governor’s race, each man broadcast a list of priorities to voters on a campaign website — RonDeSantis.com and CharlieCrist.com, respectively. The Tampa Bay Times analyzed past versions of those websites, which are still available via the internet archive, then compared them to each candidate’s 2022 platform.
Campaign websites give voters an unfiltered look at a candidate’s priorities at a particular moment, said Aubrey Jewett, an associate professor at the University of Central Florida’s school of politics, security and international affairs.
