Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist is indicating support for a re-run of the Florida primary, essentially having the State accede to the national Democratic Party demands on time frame and hence allowing the delegates from Florida to be seated without a floor fight. From Bloomberg:

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said he’s open to the possibility. Primary elections are paid for by a state’s taxpayers, so the offer from Crist, a Republican, is “very helpful” because money is an issue, Dean said.

Maybe Tuesday’s results make this academic, but Clinton wins in Texas and Ohio could make a new Florida primary a very big part of who gets nominated. A great move by the Republican Governor, who may have just made his state a critical factor in the Democratic race.

Dean said the dispute over seating delegates is the fault party leaders, not Florida voters.

“If they would like to fix that problem so that we can seat Florida without any problems, of course we would like to seat Florida,” he said.

Crist said, “I think it’s very important though that those delegates are seated.

“I’m hopeful that the Democratic National Committee comes to the conclusion it’s the right thing to do,” he said on CNN today.

Crist may have successfully flanked the Democrats on this issue. Does the possibility of a Florida redux play any role in Hillary’s determination after Tuesday?