(Fox News Channel) - Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist will leave the Republican party and run as an Independent in the Florida Senate race, Fox News reported Wednesday.
Crist is set to make an official announcement at 5pm ET Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Florida governor has said that under no circumstances would he drop out of the race, saying he will do what is best for the voters of Florida.
Crist said that Republicans in Washington want him to stay in the Republican party but voters in Florida have told him they want him to run as an Independent, Fox News reported.
Speculation that the more moderate Crist would leave the Republican party had mounted in recent weeks as his Republican challenger, former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio took a commanding lead in polls and received the endorsement of Republican heavyweights such as 2008 presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Crist's campaign and the governor's office have not officially confirmed the move.
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