BREAKING-Meek NOT dropping out of race. He's holding a press briefing

[jenmito]

NOW as Rachel Maddow's show is reporting/showing. He's doing it now to squash the rumors/claims made by Crist.

[Thrill]

1. Damn.

[PhilosopherKing]

2. wrong move

Meek should take one for the team.

[golfguru]

11. Crist is not on the team AFAIK.

The only real difference between Rubio & Crist is
that Crist is pro-choice. Crist is just as right wing
as Rubio in fiscal matters.

But realistically abortion issue will never be decided
in senate. It will be decided in SCOTUS and it already has.
Both Roberts & Alito have said that Roe Vs Wade is a decision
which will stand.

So, AFAIC there is not a dime's worth of difference between
Rubio & Crist on how they will affect Floridians.

[The Backlash Cometh]

20. Rubio has his corrupt bastards, Crist has his.

The difference is between the new rich and the old rich.

[flpoljunkie]

3. Miami Herald reporting on this story...

The Meek campaign fervently denied that he had considered leaving the race. Politico reported that Meek and Clinton spoke in Jacksonville, but Meek's campaign manager Abe Dyk said they were never together in that city last week. Clinton and Meek campaigned together Tuesday in St. Petersburg and Wednesday in Orlando.

"The article is not true,'' Dyk said in a statement. Kendrick Meek was never dropping out of this race, is never dropping out of this race, and will never drop out of this race. Kendrick Meek will always stand up for the middle class and will not leave Floridians a choice between two lifelong conservative Republicans who only stand with the special interests. Kendrick is the Democratic nominee so if anyone should drop out, it's Charlie Crist.''

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/28/1897157/former-president-clinton-asked.html

[getthefacts]

4. He should drop out

[elocs]

5. Wow! A major party candidate holding a news conference to say he's not dropping out.

Next thing you know a major party candidate will announce she is not a witch.

[The Northerner]

6. GOOD! The people of Florida deserve a progressive choice on the ballot

instead of just two worthless conservatives.

[jenmito]

7. Do they deserve a teabagger senator? n/t

[golfguru]

8. I bet Alex Sink is happy meek is not dropping out

She can use the extra turnout of AA voters for Meek.

[jenmito]

9. That's true. n/t

[Pab Sungenis]

10. On one hand, I admire his bravery and his obstinacy.

On the other, it guarantees another Teahadist in the Senate from Florida.

[BlueStater]

12. Too bad. He's wasting his damn time.

The odds of my state having a tea party fuckhead as one of its senators just increased greatly. :-(

[Clio the Leo]

13. Meek's campaign posts on Twitter....

Crist’s campaign strategy = 'lets make a deal.' People r sick of it & deserve better. I will NEVER sell out ppl of Florida
http://twitter.com/#!/KendrickMeek/status/29049127801

[Akoto]

14. Great. As a Floridian ...

I see this as him putting himself ahead of the state's well-being. With the vote divided between himself and Crist (who has always been ahead of him) Rubio is sure to win, which means we'll have to live under that nutbar's rule until he can be unseated. Easy for people who don't live here to take a stand on party lines, but not for those of us who do.

[golfguru]

17. Why all these posts asking Meek to drop out, why not ask Crist

to drop out?

[Akoto]

19. That question has never made sense to me.

Crist has always been ahead in the race by a considerable margin. Why would you ask the candidate with the greater percentage of the vote to drop out?

[golfguru]

22. Very simple

Crist is 9 points behind Rubio.
Crist has no more votes breaking his way, certainly not more
repub votes.
If Meek drops out, his voters are more likely to stay home
than break for Crist.
OTOH Crist voters are much more likely to break for Meek than Rubio.

[The Backlash Cometh]

18. We are more than a two party system.

But we'll never be a true Democratic state, until true Democrats stand up against what passes for Democrats in Florida.

[ibegurpard]

15. good for him

Crist is an opportunistic slime.
I wouldn't want this dickhead anywhere near the Democratic caucus...particularly if we lose people like Feingold.

[The Backlash Cometh]

16. Fight to the end, Meek.

It's a good cause to stand up to the tyranny that is backing up Crist and expects favors in return.

[pstokely]

21. Will this happen in any house races?

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