“In the weirdest start of a gubernatorial debate, Florida Gov. Rick Scott initially refused to take the stage Wednesday night because Democrat Charlie Crist insisted on using a fan to keep him cool,” the Miami Herald reports.
“The Republican governor finally emerged at least six minutes late as flummoxed moderators struggled on live TV to figure out what to do with a bemused Crist standing solo on stage at Broward College.”
Said Crist: “Are we really going to debate about a fan? Or are we going to talk about education and the environment and the future of our state? I mean, really.”
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