Charlie Crist’s insistence on using a fan may have backfired in a big way

#Fangate went down while I was out of commission, and I’ve been (and still should be) pretty busy since, so apologies for coming to it late. I’ll try to be brief — though I can’t promise this is my last word on the subject.

As you may have heard, the Florida’s governor debate was delayed because former governor Charlie Crist brought a fan onstage in violation of the rules to which he and incumbent Rick Scott had previously agreed. As a consequence, Scott refused to join him.

While Scott has received much of the criticism for demanding Crist proceed with the debate fanless, I would argue that Crist actually got the rawest deal out of the whole situation.