Charlie Crist pledges to make vegetables more affordable
No constituency is too minuscule to court, and Charlie Crist Wednesday made a play for the vegan vote — perhaps drawing a contrast to his rival’s more “red meat” approach.
On his way to a press conference on insurance rates in Jacksonville, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee hit the airwaves first, taking part in a call-in show with the city’s public radio news station, WJCT.
Crist is facing an underdog fight against his Republican rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis. One caller bemoaned the state of the vegetable availability around the state. And Crist was immediately sympathetic.
“As a vegan, availability of fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices is very important to me,” said one caller...
