A national group that helps Republicans get elected to the Senate is pressuring GOP Gov. Charlie Crist to drop out of the Florida Senate race rather than run as an independent.

From FOXNews.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A national group that helps Republicans get elected to the Senate is pressuring GOP Gov. Charlie Crist to drop out of the Florida Senate race rather than run as an independent.

Rob Jesmer, executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in an e-mail to political consultants Monday that the committee believes there is “zero chance” Crist will continue running as a Republican against former state House speaker Marco Rubio.

A recent poll showed Crist is trailing Rubio badly in the GOP primary but could win a three-way race with him and likely Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek. Speculation is that Crist will quit the primary and run as an independent.

“If Governor Crist believes he cannot win a primary then the proper course of action is he drop out of the race and wait for another day,” Jesmer said.

It’s the latest sign of how far Crist’s campaign has fallen in less than a year. Last May, Committee Chairman Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, endorsed Crist immediately after he entered the race against Rubio.

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