Charlie Crist's Campaign Manager exiting 20 days before election
Veteran staffer and campaign manager Austin Durrer is leaving Charlie Crist’s gubernatorial campaign with less than three weeks left before Election Day, and as Florida voters are already submitting vote-by-mail ballots.
Sydney Throop, who guided Crist’s previous congressional campaigns and has been running day-to-day operations for his gubernatorial bid, is taking the helm.
“Austin Durrer has departed the campaign to focus on a family matter,” campaign spokesperson Samantha Ramirez said.
Though the campaign faces long odds, the campaign insists Durrer’s departure has nothing to do with the state of the campaign.
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