Sorry, Charlie: Kendrick Meek Does Not Plan on Dropping Out

[nashville_brook]

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/sorry-charlie-kendrick-meek-does-not-plan-on-dropping-out/64306/


When told The Wall Street Journal had published a rumor he would drop out of the Florida senate race, Kendrick Meek laughed out loud.

"I'm taking a stand against the radical right. Marco Rubio has always been the Tea Party candidate and yesterday Charlie Crist says he wants to crash the Tea Party, too. I'm the only candidate who's fighting for the middle class and I'm not going anywhere except the United States Senate," Meek said.

"If you want to stop the privatization of Social Security and Medicare, stop more tax cuts for the wealthy, stop more special interest tax breaks, stop more environmental destruction and stop more jobs being shipped overseas, I'm asking you to take a stand with me.

"Because if they want to go back to the Bush years, they're going to have to go through this six foot three inch former state trooper."

[RockaFowler]

1. Ah yes - The Real Democrat

And the only one running for Senate in Florida

[Gaedel]

3. Some speculation here in Florida

Charlie Crist's operatives have been spreading that rumor to crash Dem support for Kendrick Meek and take over Dems who would normally support the Dem candidate.

Crist is a slimey one.

[nashville_brook]

9. that is exactly how it appears...esp cogent since Crist won't say who he'd caucus with...

so all the DU'ers cheering Crist on, are more likely than not cheering for an indie who'll caucus with the GOP.


go team!

[bullwinkle428]

15. Crist will vote exactly the way Mitch McConnell tells him to -

bank on that!

[nashville_brook]

27. am i alone in the perception that McConnell looks like a flasher from Central Casting?

anyone have a photo of him in a raincoat?




pervey.

[Fla_Democrat]

17. you don't say

Crist is a slimey one.

Huh, who would have thought that?


:smoke:

[The Northerner]

7. Amen!

Crist the Repube-posing-as-a-moderate independent can buzz off!

Meek won the debate and now he just needs more support to defeat the two CONservatives.

[wisteria]

18. Unfortunately, Meeks can't gain enough support to win. He is going to lose this for Dems.

My opinion, but I think it is an accurate assessment.

[quinnox]

2. ok.. these two are going to split the vote

down the middle and hand the republican the election. Either one or the other should make a deal with the other guy and drop out if they want to have a chance but probably their egos will get in the way. Good thinking guys! DUH

[pgodbold]

4. Ah, bravado, that's just as good as winning in my book!

[scheming daemons]

5. Hello Senator Rubio

Neither Meek nor Crist can win a 3-way race. One of them COULD win a 2-way race.

[The Backlash Cometh]

16. I'm guessing you're the one who unrec'd this thread?

[scheming daemons]

24. Nope.. I didn't unrec it.... I'd love if Meek could win....

and if I lived in Florida, I'd vote for him.


But he can't win.

[scheming daemons]

26. The bottom line is that Rubio wins a three-way race... we need SOMEONE to drop out

I'd prefer that Crist drops out.


But if neither Crist nor Meek drop out, Rubio wins. Easily.

[JanetLovesObama]

29. Amen

You are 100% correct. Anybody believing that Meek has a snowball chance in hell of winning this thing is crazy.

[blondeatlast]

6. Meek is anything but what his name implies. I totally love him--

he's what I wish all Democrats were.

:kick:

[Vickers]

8. Fuck that goddam Nader-Crist asshole.

I've had enough of Florida vote-splitting.

:grr:

FUCK OFF, CHARLIE!!!

[nashville_brook]

19. and enough of throwing in with the non-Democrat, fer chrissakes.

:fistbump:

[Imajika]

10. So long as both Meek and Crist stay in, Rubio wins...

There really just isn't any way around that.

[wisteria]

20. Your right! n/t

[nashville_brook]

21. then, the Dems need to pressure Crist to get the fuck out.

and quit acting like he'd be our new best friend. tell him he's not wanted in our caucus. quit with the "Dems for Crist" bullshit -- he's totally getting support from the state and national party, and it's sickening.

[ChiciB1]

28. No Truer Words Have Been Spoken Of Late! There Are So Many Democrats Who

are prepared to be called TRAITORS, and I can't see how Meek is UNAWARE of it!

I'm going to stop posting about this for now, but I will say this... many votes have already been cast!

[Dappleganger]

11. I wish that posters on this site will just STOP saying he should drop out.

If that is one of you then you should be ashamed.

[blondeatlast]

13. Word--and I'm pissed that DU allows it. Meek's the real deal

and his success would encourage other Dems to campaign with integrity and spine.

[wisteria]

22. well, I wouldn't postest if he did, but you are right, he is the Democrat in the race. n/t

[Vickers]

23. I think it should be immediate grounds for (at least) a three-day DU suspension.

:thumbsup:

[nashville_brook]

25. esp since there's no commitment that he'd even caucus with us.

[myrna minx]

12. I toast to the Democrat in this race.

:toast:

[blondeatlast]

14. I'm buying!

:toast: