Former Gov. Charlie Crist skipped Thursday’s St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce candidate expo at Tropicana Field, marking the second consecutive ticketed mayoral event he has declined to attend, after also passing on last week’s Tiger Bay forum at the James Museum. Instead, Crist hosted a tele-town hall during the expo, mirroring his approach to the Tiger Bay event. Crist has consistently maintained he will not participate in ticketed forums, arguing campaign events should be freely accessible to the public.