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(the Republican-led Legislature was clearly not interested in banning drilling), since that session, no state leaders have seriously pro- posed expanding drilling in Florida's waters, Fitzgerald pointed out. After Crist invited Fitzgerald to the front of the restaurant to address the crowd on Wednesday, Fitzgerald discussed his experi- ence working with Crist in Tallahassee. Crist then delivered a short stump speech, pitching his campaign as the grassroots alternative to the $100-million Scott machine. "They've got money; we've got people," Crist said. "And guess what, money doesn't vote. People do." Crist said Scott was a man "without a heart," criticizing him for refusing to accept billions from the federal government to expand Medicaid, while cutting education spend- ing, killing high-speed rail and rolling back voting rights for felons "who paid their debt to society." "Somebody's got to stop it, and it's us," Crist said, wrapping up his speech before walking down the block for a swankier, $250-a-head fundraiser at The Francis. He asked supporters to keep donating money and to slap bumper stickers on their cars, calling the latter a cheap alternative to buying billboards and a way to spark voter-to-voter conversations about the campaign. "That's called campaigning with heart and passion and energy and enthusiasm," Crist said, "and that's how we beat $100 million." % AUGUST 7, 2014 • 4:30 PM St. Boniface Church 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Room F PUBLIC IS ALWAYS WELCOME WITH QUESTIONS FOR OUR GUEST The Electoral Process: How It Works In Sarasota SiestaKeyAssociation.com Please join us as we welcome guest speaker Kathy D ent Sarasota County S upervisor of Elections MONTHLY MEETING Sarasota News Leader July 25, 2014 Page 28