Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist turned up his “happy warrior” Friday, seeking to draw contrasts in character with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Speaking at the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida, Crist also sought to create contrasts with DeSantis on issues including property insurance, affordable housing, expanding Medicaid, abortion access rights, elections, supporting public education and teachers, gay rights, protecting the environment and “being good to Disney.”

For some time now, Crist has been trying to play up his “nice guy” image while trying to characterize DeSantis as ambitious, angry and aloof. He pressed for that contrast repeatedly in his remarks to the Tig...

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