With election season around the corner, president Obama is stepping up his campaigning.
He energized voters during a 2-day bus tour in Florida.
Former republican governor Charlie Crist introduced the president to a crowd of around 11,000 at St. Petersburg College in Seminole, Florida.
While some question the motive behind Crist’s support of the president, in Seminole he was met with loud cheers. Leslie Furlong was among the cheering.
Furlong says, “He cares for us as Floridians. That’s where Charlie stands. He’ll stand wherever he has to get the most for us. So him going for Obama, standing behind Obama – he’s really standing up for us as Floridians.
Crist told the crowd that, even as a republican, he respected President Obama’s “cool head” and his handling of the Gulf oil spill and education.