Charlie Crist chooses the head of the largest teachers union in the Southeast as his running mate

Wow, somebody learned absolutely nothing from the gubernatorial race in Virginia. Teachers’ unions are likely less popular than the media and Kamala Harris, but Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist has decided to name the head of the United Teachers of Dade as his pick for lieutenant governor. Karla Hernández-Mats has said Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “attacks” on educators are “what dictators do.”

Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, chose the head of the largest teachers union in the Southeast as his running mate — Karla Hernández-Mats. She has said about Gov. Ron DeSantis's attacks on educators, "This is what dictators do." https://t.co/pr15ArMChZ

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 27, 2022

I'm Karla Hernández, your Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida!

This November 8th, @CharlieCrist and I will defeat Ron DeSantis and build a Florida that's truly for all. pic.twitter.com/xA8g9mWIrW

— Karla Hernández (@KarlaforFlorida) August 27, 2022

Charlie Crist tells Terry McAuliffe "hold my beer."

— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) August 27, 2022

your biased reporting isn't going to save him pic.twitter.com/qnySJlzqwc

— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) August 27, 2022

the running mate's union organized a caravan including a HEARSE to protest reopening schools pic.twitter.com/nwQ3EljDsU

— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) August 27, 2022

That ain't gonna play well in Florida

— Sly Tony Sylvester (@SlyBailBonds) August 27, 2022

the teachers union running mate tweeted this pic.twitter.com/7PyP1p2bFH

— Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) August 27, 2022

Charlie has two choices:

Lose close or

Lose big.

He’s going to lose big by trying to make some sort of political statement that no one will listen to after November.

— Rob (@FSUWarpath) August 27, 2022

Charlie Crist just picked Karla Mats as his running mate for Gov.

She’s the president of a teacher’s union who covered up for a teacher who pled guilty to sexual assault of a student. There were allegations against him for 12 YEARS & the union she was in charge of protected him pic.twitter.com/drIhP6pIto

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 27, 2022

Here’s her supporter. She covered for him for TWELVE YEARS while he raped, and may have impregnated, middle school children.https://t.co/5LuUpU43cZ

— Morgan (@bunchofnumber1) August 27, 2022

So, “teachers” are beyond reproach? Please.

— Steve W (@stevew78750587) August 27, 2022

Yes, in the new language of liberals dictators like DeSantis allow children to go to school while freedom fighters like Crist and Hernandez-Mats force kids to isolate at home, wear masks, fall behind socially and educationally and suffer increased anxiety and depression.

— MyOpinion (@MyOpinionSI) August 27, 2022

She fought to keep schools closed and kids out of them. She openly criticized parents who disagreed with that stance and had them silenced at school board meetings.

You're defending the wrong person here

— Mommar (@MisterCommodity) August 27, 2022