"Charlie Crist asked Clinton camp to suggest Meek drop out, source says"

[Clio the Leo]

The plot thickens...

Charlie Crist asked Clinton camp to suggest Meek drop out, source says

Charlie Crist personally called a top adviser to Bill Clinton and asked if the former president would discuss with Kendrick Meek the possibility of dropping out of the Florida Senate race, according to a source close to Clinton.

The revelation adds a bit more detail to a story breaking tonight that's roiling the Florida race. Politico's Ben Smith reported this evening that Clinton tried to persuade Meek to drop out of the race and almost succeeded. Meek has adamantly denied that he ever considered dropping out.

According to a source close to Clinton, the former president's conversations with Meek were directly initiated by Crist. He called top Clinton lawyer Doug Band and asked him if Clinton would make the appeal directly to Meek, the source tells me.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/10/charlie_crist_asked_clinton_ca.html

[gateley]

1. Ha! No WONDER Crist "knew" this transpired -- he instigated it! nt

[SugarShack]

9. How unfair to us dems, as Crist HAS NOT SAID if he will caucus with dems!

[Gman]

2. Meek should have gotten out weeks ago

He not only throws good money after bad, but he's handing this seat to a mega-nut.

[golfguru]

11. Nope, Crist should have dropped out after

he lost the nerve to run against Rubio in the primary.
Crist is running on the 3rd party ticket mucking up the
situation for Meek. Crist is a sore loser and can drop dead.

[Bozita]

3. This week's "Making Shit Up Award" goes to ... the envelope please, ...

... Charlie Crist!

[Skip Intro]

4. It is naive to think Clinton acted in this way without WH approval, IF he acted in this way at all.

He's not some loose cannon out there unaware of the wishes and political strategy of the Dem establishment. He's certainly no puppet of Crist's.

[Clio the Leo]

7. FWIW, Crist is also saying he talked to the WH....

..... cant find the Tweet now, but trust me, it's being reported.

Of course Crist doesnt' say who called whom.

[DCKit]

5. I guess Rubio is the candidate his district deserves.

Hope they're happy.

[jenmito]

6. Wow-no wonder he "had sources." n/t

[butterfly77]

8. Meeks and Debbie Wasserman Shultz are two of the..

good ones they stood on the floor many nights spelling out bush lies and told the people what they were doing when they were doing it..Go Meeks!!!

[SugarShack]

10. We don't have a runoff system, what about those disenfranchised voters?

Stop the early voting, it doesn't matter if Meek gets out. Most the voters in our apathetic society have already voted in FLA!

Bill Clinton doesn't realize any of this?

Sure he does.

[playstation]

12. Wait a second...

I thought supporting Democrats was the goal. First Caprio, now Meeks??

[Cass]

13. Damn, he is a straight up slime and then goes to the media planting his fabricated story.

When he told Olbermann last night that he had been in contact with Clinton's people something smelled real bad.

Why doesn't HE drop out of the race?? He lost to the teabagger, Meek won his primary fair and square.

He is playing dems big-time and people continue to fall for his bullshit. If dems would have actually supported their candidate, Meek would have a decent chance here but they were so quick to throw Meek under the bus. This race infuriates me.

[RockaFowler]

14. And CharLIE Crist is at it again

I really despise this man. I can honestly say that I hope we never hear the name CharLIE Crist again. Oh and Bill Clinton listened to the Liar of Crist real well when he came here to campaign for Meek. I am so sick of this smarmy idiot. People here even fell for his act. CharLIE Crist is out for CharLIE Crist. No-one else.