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The Politico reports that Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s fundraising has collapsed. He raised just $1.1 million in the last quarter, which is about a fourth of total he raised just two quarters ago.

His opponent for the Republican nomination, Marco Rubio, raised $3.6 million in the same quarter. That’s an amazing turn of events from last year, when Crist was seen as the likely nominee while Rubio was the conservative insurgent.

Crist, who endorsed Barack Obama’s cap-and-trade and failed $825 billion “stimulus” legislation, has resorted to launching attacks against Rubio over non-issue matters. His desperation has become clear even to many previous supporters, as Rubio has shot to a double-digit lead in recent polls.