Charlie Crist has won Florida’s Democratic primary election to face Ron DeSantis in his re-election bid this fall, a major test for Democrats to slow the Republican’s ascent to the national stage.
Throughout his campaign, the 66-year-old political centrist – who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and is now serving his second term in the US House as a Democrat – has had the governor and likely 2024 presidential candidate in his sights, sending a warning to voters that his opponent poses an existential threat to democracy.
