Charlie Crist — the former Florida governor elected as a Republican but turned independent  — is now a Democrat, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

“He did so during a Christmas reception at the White House, where President Obama greeted the news with a fist bump for the man who had a higher profile campaigning for Obama’s reelection this year than any Florida Democrat.”

He’s widely expected to run for Florida governor again.

Full News here – Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire