When is Florida’s Gay Governor coming out of the Closet?

It’s pretty much out of the closet now. For those not paying attention Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist is gay. The guy is still in the closet but he has been ousted a long time ago by many others including the gay guys up in Chicago at Hillbuzz. Charlie is most famous for his drag appearances at the Green Iguana in Tampa, Florida as “Sweet Charlotte, Belle of the South”. Normally this would be just another Mark Foley or Eric Massa story but Crist is going to run as an independent for the Florida Senate seat.

Florida Governor Charlie Crist

This would split the vote up three ways. Kendrick Meeks a nice articulate Negro like Obama will get 30% to 45% in a two way race. Marco Rubio who would get 50% to 60% in a two way race and Libertarian Alex Snitker would get 1% to 3% of the vote.

With Crist as an independent he gets 32% of the vote, Rubio 30% and Meeks left in the dust. A very bad outcome for the Democrats in a key swing state. Not only that but a lot of disenchanted Democrats, independents and some Republicans would look at Snitker as a viable alternative.

Libertarians appeal to thinking liberals who hate the police state. Meeks will get the black vote from the Democrats because his skin color but a lot of white traditional liberals might be attracted to Crist or Snitker. Most likely Crist.

This presents the Democrats with quite the dilemma. Should they secretly support Crist and hope he keeps his secrets in the closet while undercutting Meeks? Undercutting Meeks would leave a very bitter taste in black voter’s mouths. Here is Florida’s Obama gubernatorial candidate and the DNC cuts the legs right out from under him? Something tells me that will not happen. Without the Negro vote the Democratic Party is history and they know it. The Democrats are now forced to be racist every election if they want to win from now on since they have abandoned the elderly vote with health care reform. In the past the Negro vote could be taken for granted, not now. Look for the Democrats to throw Crist under the bus.

Libertarian Senate Candidate Alex Snitker

There will be photos surfacing of Charlie in drag coming to the light of day if the polls show Crist digging into the white Democratic vote. Charlie just jumped into no mans land. He is out there alone and will be taking shots from both sides. The most damaging blows from the Democrats since the Republicans are a bunch of dorks that don’t know how to fight. The fighting on the right seems to be coming more and more from the Libertarians.

Look for Libertarian Snitker to do the most damage to Rubio’s campaign and Crist. Meeks will be a side note in this campaign. He will get the black vote because he’s black. The real fighting will be between the DNC, Crist and Rubio. In the end look for Rubio to prevail out of this little Florida civil war. He’s got the Latino vote and an abundance of charisma. He is polished and smooth. The only hope Crist has is if the Democrats throw their support behind him alienating the black vote. Either way Republicans win. If Democrats hoped to divide and conquer it will back fire on them.