Please leave Florida alone Bill. First they lose half their delegates in 08 and now he suggests

[SugarShack]

throwing out the votes for Meek? Florida doesn't have a runoff system. Those people don't get to revote. Stop the early voting in Florida, or stop people from coming to Florida and stealing the vote. This is disgusting. Bill Clinton was JUST IN FLORIDA! Tellling everyone to vote for Meek. Many did.

LEAVE FLORIDA ALONE!!!

[PBS Poll-435]

1. LOL, nt.

[Arkana]

2. It wasn't Bill Clinton's fault that Florida lost half their delegates.

Florida lost half their delegates because they didn't follow the previously-agreed-upon rules for the primaries.

[LostInAnomie]

3. Ding Ding Ding

People seem to forget that.

[SugarShack]

4. Florida lost half their delegates because their REPUBLICAN legislature voted to move the primary!

Some entity is always sticking their nose in down there since 2000.

[SugarShack]

5. The point is to stop throwing peoples votes away, as this will once again do.

[Liquorice]

6. When did Bill Clinton suggest that? nt

[SugarShack]

9. Bill Clinton Tried to Get Meek to Drop Out

Bill Clinton Tried to Get Meek to Drop Out

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND JEFF ZELENY
Former President Bill Clinton last week tried to convince Kendrick Meek, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Florida, to drop out of the race – but Mr. Meek changed his mind at the last minute, a spokesman for Mr. Clinton said Thursday evening.

Matt McKenna, Mr. Clinton’s spokesman, said the former president believed that Mr. Meek would not win on Tuesday and was urging him to drop out and endorseCharlie Crist, the state’s governor, who is running for the Senate as an independent.

The back-channel efforts by Mr. Clinton, which were first reported by Politico, were apparently an effort to prevent the state’s Senate seat from falling into the hands ofMarco Rubio, the Republican who is leading both of his rivals in the polls.

There had been reports that for several weeks that Mr. Meek was being urged to consider dropping out of the contest. But the Democrat said repeatedly that he was staying in until the end.

“I will not drop out of this race for any reason,” Mr. Meek said at the time.

Mr. Clinton, who is a close friend of Mr. Meek, had come close to convincing him to drop out last week while they were campaigning together across the state, Mr. McKenna said. The pair even came close to setting a date – Oct. 26 — at which Mr. Meek would endorse Mr. Crist and hold a rally.

But the idea fell apart after Mr. Meek changed his mind, Mr. McKenna confirmed.

The negotiations recalled similar efforts by Mr. Clinton to act as a go-between for the White House in trying to convince Joe Sestak to drop out of his primary challenge against Arlen Specter, the Republican-turned-Democratic senator from Pennsylvania.

Politico reported that the White House was aware of Mr. Clinton’s talks with Mr. Meek but did not initiate the discussions.

A Crist campaign spokesman, Danny Kanner, issued the following statement about the report.

“While this story is accurate, the Governor’s focus is on uniting common-sense Democrats, independents, and Republicans behind his campaign because he is the one candidate who can defeat Tea Party extremist Marco Rubio and deliver bipartisan results for Florida in Washington,” the statement said.



http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/bill-clinton-tried-to-get-meek-to-drop-out/?partner=rss&emc=rss

[Liquorice]

11. Meek said that didn't happen. Where did Clinton suggest that votes be thrown out? nt

[Fla_Democrat]

7. Wow, what's his DU name?

:smoke:

[DonCoquixote]

8. The next time somebody

says "Clinton would have been better at getting a liberal agenda passed than Clinton" I will have this to quote, and the whole Blanche Lincoln fiasco. Even if Hillary had a change of heart and became more liberal, there is no way you could have told Bill to take his hands off the levers. He ruined his wife's campaign, and he may yet be the death of liberalism in this nation.

[SugarShack]

10. he sure did ruin her campaign, after he installed the DNC....jerk to the rigbt

[bigtree]

12. I think the Meek campaign has labeled that story as false

. . . and BC denied it.

[DonCoquixote]

13. BTW

The local fishwrap (st pete times aka tampabay.com) is allready trying to circulate the idea that Clinton could not have done this without White House approval, ala Sestak.