By The Admin on August 25, 2010
Newsweek
- Kendrick Meek’s 26-point trouncing of billionaire Jeff Greene in the Florida Democratic Senate primary last night gives his campaign a much-needed boost. For a while there, his path to the nomination appeared deeply imperiled. Though he had the backing of the Democratic establishment, he faced an opponent who outspent him five-to-one and unleashed a [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Florida | Tagged Charlie Crist, Kendrick Meek
By The Admin on August 24, 2010
Rep. Kendrick Meek is the Democratic nominee for Senate, overcoming billionaire Jeff Greene’s massive television and mail onslaught to win a bitter Florida primary.
If he wins again in November, Meek will be the state’s first black senator.
Meek was outspent by an estimated 5-to-1 ratio and at one point fell behind in the polls after Greene [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Florida | Tagged Kendrick Meek
By The Admin on August 24, 2010
CQ Politics
- Florida voters head to the polls Tuesday to pick their nominees in several races at the top of both party’s target lists this fall. Democrats appear likely to nominate Rep. Kendrick Meek for the state’s open Senate seat — and are anxious to see if he can recover from his expensive primary fight [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Florida | Tagged Kendrick Meek
By The Admin on August 18, 2010
A new poll shows Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum now leading millionaire businessman Rick Scott in their nasty and expensive fight for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
The survey by Quinnipiac University released Wednesday also has U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek leading billionaire investor Jeff Greene in their battle for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
McCollum was [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Florida
By The Admin on August 16, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton has already been helped Rep. Kendrick Meek raise money he needs to run a Senate campaign. Now, a week before the primary, he’s rallying Florida voters to pull the congressmen ahead of billionaire Jeff Greene.
At the first of three stops Monday, Clinton was met with a roaring crowd of about 1,200 [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Florida | Tagged Bill Clinton, Kendrick Meek
