Bill Clinton Urged the Democrat to Drop Out of Florida’s Senate Race
Fearing a win by tea party wunderkind Marco Rubio, Bill Clinton asked his friend Kendrick Meek, the Democrat in the race, to drop out and endorse Republican Gov. Charlie Crist's independent bid. Meek almost agreed, but ultimately decided to stick it out, according to reports. (continued)
Fearing a win by tea party wunderkind Marco Rubio, Bill Clinton asked his friend Kendrick Meek, the Democrat in the race, to drop out and endorse Republican Gov. Charlie Crist’s independent bid. Meek almost agreed, but ultimately decided to stick it out, according to reports.
The Meek campaign denies that the Democrat was ever going to drop out of the race.
Meek currently trails both of his rivals by a substantial margin and Rubio leads Crist by double digits. — PZS
TRUTHDIG’S JOURNALISM REMAINS CLEARNew York Times:
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, [Clinton’s spokesman] 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.
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