The third radio spot from Crist (listen here) closely follows the first two and repeats some of the same exaggerations.

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UPDATE: First Democratic ad, released in April, is here

In what could be the first television ad of the 2010 U.S. Senate Republican primary, Club for Growth, the conservative group that helped take down the Republican candidate in an upstate New York Congressional race, has unveiled a new television spot aimed at Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, who is facing a primary challenge from former House Speaker Marco Rubio.

The club has not officially picked sides in the race, but this is clearly the strongest signal of several in recent months that they favor Rubio. The group could provide Rubio a needed boost in fundraising against Crist.

The group said the 30-second spot “will air soon on Florida television stations.”

Fact check after the jump.

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Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio released this Web video today as part of his U.S. Senate Republican primary campaign against Gov. Charlie Crist. It’s largely a series of clips showing Crist’s support for President Obama and the stimulus package.

But the video claims Crist is “suddenly attacking Marco Rubio because he’s desperate to cover up his own record.” This doesn’t appear to be true.

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Gov. Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate campaign is running its first two radio ads across the state. Listen to “Out of Control” and “Enough is Enough” here.

The ads are pretty much the same. Read the transcripts and fact check after the jump.

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