I read about this in the St. Pete Times this morning, and I found this troubling. The Florida Republican Party, according to their bylaws, forbids any members (ie, those who hold any form of office, including small positions like precinct committee members) from supporting any non-Republican candidate financially or publically. If a candidate switches political affiliations during the campaign (possibly in Crist's case), the Republicans must ask for their former donations to be returned. If any Florida Republican leaders don't comply, their offices can be revoked. I found this troubling, because I think it is somewhat unconstitutional. I can maybe understand not publically supporting a non-party candidate, but I think they have no right to dictate whether someone can financially contribute to a different candiate.