Surveys indicate Florida Governor Charlie Crist may not be a significant drawing card as a vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket for the General Election on November 4th. Senator John McCain seems to be doing quite well without the Crist connection as the Florida electorate puts him as the preferred Presidential choice regardless which Democrat ends up on the ballot.
I don't know if this would be good or bad news for us Floridians. Charlie's popularity still lingers above 70% even though his shortcomings over the past 16 months are many. A Top Ten List of his failures would be much too easy to number. Florida homeowners in particular are economically worse off than they were before Charlie took office. True, not all of the bad news is of his making but he hasn't help matters. He hasn't done for Florida what he professed to have been his goals. At this point, he wouldn't be missed.
If Crist isn't chosen as second honcho to Senator McCain, I can imagine there may be a post within McCain's cabinet. It would still be a significant political accomplishment for the Governor.
His weeks of traveling the country with McCain for nearly two months can still pay off dearly. Since many veeps live in the political shadows of the Federal Government, perhaps a greater share of notoriety can be achieved in another position.
Consider that Charlie has had plenty of experience over the past year, outside Florida, spotlighting his charisma and diplomacy in Israel, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Jordan. A planned meeting with executives of Brazil's state-owned energy company Petrobras was cancelled because of its ties with Iran, citing the Islamic republic as a threat to the United States and its allies, Israel in particlular. Crist has also signed a global warming pact with Britain.
Yes, Governor Crist has become very well known in international circles of interest.
Instead of Vice President, consider the possibility of Secretary of State Charlie Crist. He could very well be instrumental in future Middle East peace talks. If McCain wins the Presidential election, Crist may find his political career of more importance that even he can imagine.
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