Crist Faces Test From Right in Bid for Senate

Crist Faces Test From Right in Bid for Senate

Conservatives, energized by their role in shaping Tuesday's New York congressional election, have set Florida in their sights as the big battleground for 2010.

That state's Republican Senate primary in August is emerging as a focal point in the wider debate over the future course of the Republican Party.

Gov. Charlie Crist, who is supported by party leaders in Washington, backed President Barack Obama's stimulus package and has expressed openness to cap-and-trade legislation to curb global warming. Now those positions are under attack from Republican former state legislator Marco Rubio, who is winning support from conservatives as he prepares to face Mr. Crist in next August's primary.

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