佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯(Ron DeSantis)和民主党候选人查理·克里斯特(Charlie Crist)在第一次也是唯一一次州长辩论中就经济、该州堕胎禁令和移民等问题进行了交锋。
克里斯特在接受“GMA3”采访时谈到了他的竞选活动以及他对周一晚上辩论的看法，他还抨击了德桑蒂斯派遣一架移民飞机前往玛莎葡萄园岛的决定，以及对德桑蒂斯可能在2024年竞选总统的猜测。
克里斯特目前在民意调查中落后，他在“GMA3”上讨论了自己的政治历史和对他的竞选最重要的问题。
GMA3:现在加入我们的是佛罗里达州州长的民主党候选人，前佛罗里达州州长和国会议员查理·克里斯特。欢迎来到“GMA3”所以，是的，你昨晚辩论了。根据最近的民意调查，你确实有很多地方需要弥补。你觉得你表现如何?你认为你在那里移动了任何数字吗?你有没有说服任何选民支持你?
克里斯特:嗯，我们会找到答案的。不过，我可以告诉你，我对这场辩论感觉很好。因为我想指出我和罗恩·德桑蒂斯的不同之处，还有一个事实，你知道，我想保护女性的选择权。他已经签署了一项法案取消了这一权利。这是一个为期15周的禁令，它甚至没有对强奸或乱伦的任何例外，我认为这只是残忍和不道德的。所以，我认为这很重要。
当我问及如果他再次当选，他是否会承诺完成四年任期时，我也认为这很重要。他不会的。他就像车灯前的一只鹿。我不会回答这个问题，因为有传言说，你可能知道，他想在2024年竞选总统。
因此，他要求佛罗里达州人民投票选举州长，甚至不会说或承诺他将担任他们的州长。这是不对的。坦率地说，佛罗里达值得更好的，也应该更诚实。
Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, a former governor, takes to the stage opposite Florida's Republican incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, Fla., Oct. 24, 2022.
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GMA3:克里斯特先生，我给你一个机会回答很多人认为的伪善。你现在坐在这里，是因为你离开了国会的席位，没有完成任期，因为你想竞选州长。这有什么不同?
克里斯特:我做了和德桑蒂斯一样的事情。当我们都从各自的政党获得州长提名后，我们就把注意力集中在州长竞选上。所以，你知道，我一点也不为此道歉。我做了正确的事。我想确认一下，因为坦率地说，我正试图从他糟糕的领导下拯救我的州，集中精力于这场竞选，并努力为我的佛罗里达同胞赢得胜利。他们应该得到一个更好的州长和一个有爱心的州长。
GMA3:州长，对于你关于德桑蒂斯的观点，你说你在努力拯救这个州。你感到压力了吗?你甚至有可能从幕后的某个人——党内人士或其他民主党人——那里得到消息吗?但现在轮到你阻止德桑蒂斯州长了，你感觉到压力了吗?因为许多人看到他在队伍中继续上升，如果你愿意，还有共和党。是的，有传言说他想参加2024年的竞选。大多数民调显示你落后，有时超出误差范围。你感觉到那种压力了吗，甚至听到那种压力现在正压在你身上?
克里斯特:嗯，我喜欢佛罗里达。我正在竞选佛罗里达州州长，因为我知道这个州应该有比现在更好的领导。我是说，他不会在伊恩飓风来袭时撤离李郡，直到一切都太晚了。我们失去了100多人。你知道，他不会，就像我前面说的，尊重女人的选择权，我觉得这是昧良心的。
你知道，他试图干涉我们州67个县的学校董事会的决定。他最近罢免了一名现任州检察官，因为他说了一些与州长德桑蒂斯观点不同的话。他对我的州所做的一切，太恶心了，太过分了，违反了宪法。
你知道，他是同性恋对异性恋，白人对黑人，年轻人对老年人。他是个分裂者。我是统一者。我想让佛罗里达团结起来。他正在分裂我的国家。这就是我感受到的压力。我爱佛罗里达，我希望她有一个更好的州长。这就是我竞选的原因，让人们在这场竞选中有所选择。
GMA3:议员先生，在昨晚的辩论中，你称佛罗里达对大多数公民来说是负担不起的。我很好奇，如果你再次当选州长，你会有什么不同的做法吗?作为一名民主党人，你会和以前的共和党人有所不同吗?
克里斯特:我会扮演查理·克里斯特。我还是以前的我。我以前担任州长时所做的事与支付能力有关——我任职时，我们遇到了财产保险危机。我召集了一次特别会议。我们降低了10%的利率。他召集了一次特别会议。他们根本没有降低我们的利率。在阳光之州，我们的公用事业费用高得惊人。我和公用事业公司斗争过。
他被公用事业公司收购并拥有，就像他是全国步枪协会一样。他不和他们打。他不支持人民。如果人们想要更好的东西，他们应该去CharlieCrist.com帮我赢。这对我们州的未来很重要，坦率地说，对我们国家的未来也很重要。
GMA3:你的民意调查向你展示了什么?我们在这里用了几个，八个点，我们看到了七个点。但它现在向你展示了你的机会，以及在最后几天你需要在这里弥补多少?
克里斯特:嗯，我会和你分享一些。大约10天前，我们看到一项民意调查，我领先了6个百分点。大约一周前，一场让我落后一分的比赛。听着，这场比赛总是佛罗里达的方式。会很紧张的。坦率地说，它将继续关闭。我认为这取决于人民的意愿。佛罗里达已经有很多人提前投票了。对此我很高兴，也很受鼓舞。
他们很有动力，尤其是女性，因为在佛罗里达州，选择权就在选票上。我的意思是，下一任州长，要么是我，要么是罗恩·德桑蒂斯，立法机关将向这位州长提交一项立法，彻底禁止佛罗里达州的堕胎。作为下一任州长，我会否决它。他会签字的。这是这场比赛的不同之处。
GMA3:佛罗里达州州长民主党候选人查理·克里斯特，我们感谢你今天抽出时间。非常感谢你和我们在一起。
Charlie Crist speaks about rival DeSantis, the fight to be Florida's governor: 'I'm a uniter'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic candidate Charlie Crist faced off on issues including the economy, the state's abortion ban, and immigration in the first and only gubernatorial debate.
Crist, who spoke with "GMA3" about his campaign and how he felt the debate unfolded on Monday night, also attacked DeSantis' decision to send a plane of migrants to Martha's Vineyard and speculation about a possible presidential run for DeSantis in 2024.
Crist, who is currently trailing in the polls, discussed his own political history and the issues most important to his campaign with "GMA3."
GMA3: Joining us now is the Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, former Florida Governor and Congressman Charlie Crist. Welcome to "GMA3." So, yes, you had the debate last night. You did have a lot of ground to make up according to the most recent polls. How do you think you did? Did you think you moved any numbers there? Did you sway any voters over to your side?
CRIST: Well, we'll find out. I felt very good about the debate, though, I can tell you that. Because I wanted to point out the differences between Ron DeSantis and myself and the fact that, you know, I want to protect a woman's right to choose. He's already signed a bill that takes that away. It's a 15-week ban, and it doesn't even have any exceptions for rape or incest, which I think is just cruel and unconscionable. So, I thought that was important.
I also thought it was important when I asked whether or not if he's reelected, would he commit to serving a full four-year term? He wouldn't. He was like a deer in the headlights. Wouldn't answer the question because he's rumored, as you're probably aware, to want to run for president in 2024.
So, he's asking the people of Florida for their vote for governor and wouldn't even say or commit that he will serve the full term as their governor. That's not right. Florida deserves better and it should be more honest, frankly.
GMA3: Well, Mr. Crist, I'll give you an opportunity there to answer what many would find as hypocrisy. You're sitting here right now because you left your seat in Congress and didn't finish your term because you wanted to run for governor. How is that different?
CRIST: I did the same thing DeSantis did. As soon as we both got the nomination for governor from our respective parties, we did that to focus on the governor's race. So, you know, I don't apologize for it at all. I did the right thing. I wanted to make sure, because I'm trying to save my state, frankly, from his horrible leadership, to be focused on this campaign and to try to win for my fellow Floridians. They deserve a better governor and a governor who's got a heart.
GMA3: Governor, to your point there about DeSantis, you said you're trying to save the state. Do you feel pressure? Are you maybe even getting it behind the scenes from someone– party insiders, other Democrats? But do you feel pressure now it's on you to stop Governor DeSantis? Because many see him continuing to rise in the ranks, if you will, and the Republican Party. And, yes, rumored to want a 2024 run. Most polls show you behind, sometimes outside of that margin of error. Are you feeling that pressure, even hearing that pressure that it's on you now?
CRIST: Well, I look, I love Florida. I'm running for governor of Florida because I know that the state deserves better leadership than we have right now. I mean, he wouldn't evacuate Lee County when Hurricane Ian was coming in until it was too late. We lost over 100 people. You know, he won't, as I said earlier, respect a woman's right to choose, which I think is unconscionable.
You know, he tries to meddle in our school board decisions in all 67 counties of our state. He recently removed a sitting state attorney because he said something that wasn't in the same line of view that Governor DeSantis holds. That's gross, overpowering and unconstitutional, what he's doing to my state.
He pits, you know, gay against straight, white against Black, young against old. He's a divider. I'm a uniter. I want to bring Florida together. He is tearing my state apart. That's the pressure I feel. I love Florida and I want her to have a better governor. And that's why I'm running, to give the people a choice in this race.
GMA3: Congressman, at last night's debate, you called Florida unaffordable for most of our citizens. I'm curious, if you were elected governor again, would you do things differently? Would you lead differently as a Democrat rather than a Republican as you were before?
CRIST: I would lead as Charlie Crist. I'm the same person I've always been. And what I did before as governor as it relates to affordability– we had a property insurance crisis when I served. I called a special session. We lowered rates by 10%. He called a special session. They didn't lower rates for our people at all. Our utility bills are through the roof in the Sunshine State. I fought the utility companies.
He's bought and owned by the utility companies, just like he is the NRA. He doesn't fight them. He doesn't stand up for the people. And if people want something better, they ought to go to CharlieCrist.com and help me win. It's important for the future of our state and frankly, the future of our country.
GMA3: What is the– what is your polling showing you? We've used a couple here– eight points, we've seen seven points. But what is it showing you right now about your chances and how much ground you need to make up in here in the closing days?
CRIST: Well, I'll share a couple with you. About 10 days ago, we saw a poll that had me up by six. About a week ago, one that had me down by one. Listen, this race is always the way Florida is. It's going to be tight. It's going to continue to close, frankly. And I think it's up to the will of the people. An awful lot of people are early voting already in Florida. I'm very glad about that and encouraged.
They're motivated, particularly women, because the right to choose is on the ballot in Florida. I mean, the next governor, it's either going to be me or Ron DeSantis and the legislature is going to send that governor a piece of legislation that will be an outright ban to abortion in Florida. I will veto it as the next governor. He will sign it. That's a difference in this race.
GMA3: Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, we appreciate your time today. Thank you so much for being with us.
