Meek To Drop Out?

[FL Dawg]

Clinton's name has come up AGAIN for a candidate's withdrawal to advance the Obama led Democrat agenda for socialism. What a shock. Only 5 days till we get this Tea Party started.

 

[walk the walk]

Nothing new here,just another "backroom" deal,sort of like the "transparent" backroom deal with the healthcare bill the Dems promised.
Rubio wins,Crist and Meek should go ahead and wave the white flag and go on a vacation.

 

[30ashopper]

I'm not sure what you are saying? Do you really think Meek still has a chance, if all the Dems vote? What if Crist chose to drop out? I sure wish they meet and realize that Rubio would be the worst thing to happen to Florida. If it comes out Rubio and Rick Scott, I might join Bobby in Calif. and start a pot farm.

You'd be back, and you'd come back a libertarian.

 

[beachmouse]

Meek is now claiming that Clinton never asked him to drop out and that the whole thing was a whisper campaign created by Crist that the media ran with it.

Kendrick Meek reaffirms he's in Senate race to stay, blasts Charlie Crist - St. Petersburg Times

 

[Andy A]

Smiling Joe, has a good name for it all. "Politricks". I'll sure be glad when Wednesday arrives.

 

[beachmouse]

Sadly, it isn't over on Tuesday night. There's apparently some sort of legal clause about how the organizations that fund those interest group ads have to spend down money on public service programming or something like that and we're supposedly going to get a whole slew of 'all your congressman and tell them that..." ugly ads from then until the new year.

 

[Andy A]

Sadly, it isn't over on Tuesday night. There's apparently some sort of legal clause about how the organizations that fund those interest group ads have to spend down money on public service programming or something like that and we're supposedly going to get a whole slew of 'all your congressman and tell them that..." ugly ads from then until the new year.

I can live with that. I call my Congressman, Senator, everyone else's Congressman and Senator whenever I think they say something stupid. That is a lot of the time! I am not naive enough to think it really does any good but the number of calls may have an effect. The main thing is it makes me feel better and on many occasions irks the daylights out of the staffer or intern answering the phone.

 

[scooterbug44]

Question - can politicians sue each other for slander/libel?

Both sides are running ads that contain outright lies and I would really like to see some accountability.

Or is it too hard to prove because they are hiding behind PAC's etc. ?

 

[Andy A]

Question - can politicians sue each other for slander/libel?

Both sides are running ads that contain outright lies and I would really like to see some accountability.

Or is it too hard to prove because they are hiding behind PAC's etc. ?

I may be wrong, but I think you hit it directly in your last sentence. The PACs seem to be the ones running most of the negative ads leaving the "I am a good and wonderful candidate" to those actually running. Alan Grayson's ad against his opponent was one of the most despicable negative ads I've ever seen. As a consequence, I have paid no attention to ANY negative ad against any candidate. It is my fervent hope the majority of voters are smart enough to do the same but I seriously doubt it. Regardless of whether you like them or not, they appear to be effective.

 

[30ashopper]

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would caucus with Senate Democrats if he wins Florida?s three-way U.S. Senate contest on Tuesday, a close advisor told Washington Wire Friday.

?Crist is going to caucus with the Democrats,? Mr. Morgan said. ?I don?t think there?s any ifs, ands or buts about it. It would be, in a very tight year, almost like a Democratic pickup in a solid Republican state.?

Crist Would Caucus With Democrats, Advisor Says - Washington Wire - WSJ

Unbelievable. Crist's transformation is complete. He's switching parties in order to win. What a hoser.