NPR: Florida’s Meek Faces Powerful Rivals For Senate Seat (w/ audio)
One of the most closely watched elections this fall will be for the open Senate seat in Florida.
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Time: How Florida’s Forgotten Democrat Could Win the Senate Race
It's only June, but Florida's three-way U.S. Senate contest is already shaping up as a race to remember.
Daily Commercial: Meek visits Leesburg
Kendrick Meek did more than hand out campaign bumper stickers during his visit to Leesburg on Saturday -- he personally placed the them on the back window of vehicles -- much to the delight of his supporters.
Hernando Today: Senate candidate Meek comes to Brooksville
Local Democrats showed up Saturday afternoon to meet their frontrunner for the U.S. Senate.
The Fix: Crist announced that he supports repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced Thursday that he supports repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy -- a reversal from just three days earlier, when Crist told reporters he thought the policy "has worked pretty well for America".
Plum Line: Crist now supports DADT repeal compromise
Charlie Crist, who previously opposed repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell when he was a Republican but has since been under pressure to take a stand on current repeal efforts, will now support the repeal compromise, his spokesperson confirms to me.
News Service Fla.: Crist Switches Positions on ‘Don’t Ask’
Gov. Charlie Crist’s switch on the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy Thursday left the no-party Senate contender caught in a crossfire of criticism from his Democratic and Republican opponents.
S. Fla Gay News: Meek Urges Gov. Charlie To Be More ‘Independent’
Congressman Kendrick Meek has been quick to point out that, so far, there is no difference between Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio on this issue.
BET: Kendrick Meek Continues to Set Himself Apart
One of the more exciting and less toxic races to watch this election year is Democrat Kendrick Meek’s run for U.S. Senator from Florida.
Palm Beach Post: Meek wins AFL-CIO’s backing for Senate
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek secured the full backing of the state’s largest labor movement Sunday, avoiding a late surge from Gov. Charlie Crist’s independent campaign.