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[Hot Air » Top Picks] Hot Air » Florida Democrats get a primary fight in Senate race, too: Meek has big reasons to worry, and not just the numbers on Greene’s checking accounts, either. While the focus has mainly been on the embarrassing collapse of Crist’s bid to win the GOP nomination, Meek’s poor performance wasn’t going to escape attention for very much longer.

[Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Crist's GOP defection in Florida Senate race gives Democrats ...: While Crist’s defection doesn’t make Meek a favorite, it makes his task much easier: He might not need 40 percent to win. And with 42 percent of Florida’s 11 million voters registered as Democrats versus 36 percent Republicans, he can focus mostly on securing his political base instead of trying to forge a broader coalition with independents, as Obama had to do.

[The Progressive Electorate - Front Page] The Progressive Electorate:: Why I'm Impressed with Kendrick Meek ...: Crist to declare a state of emergency in several Panhandle counties - confirms this sad truth: the cost for error in Florida is too great. If thousands of barrels of oil spill over into our coasts, our economy, environment and military will all bear the brunt of massive corporate irresponsibility.

[AMERICAblog News] AMERICAblog News: Florida Republican caught looking at porn on ...: by John Aravosis (DC) on 5/03/2010 05:29:00 PM. Almost as good, you can hear another member in the background talking about the fact that the legislation they're .

[Taegan Goddard's Political Wire] Billionaire Jumps Into Florida Senate Race: "Just in case Florida's Senate race wasn't interesting enough, Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene plans to file papers this morning to enter the contest as a Democrat," the Palm Beach Post reports. Mike Tyson was best man at his 2008 wedding, ex-Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss lived in his guest house after prison, and he made many of his millions betting on the housing collapse that killed Florida's economy -- normally would make a candidate like Greene a long shot.

[Juice: National politics for South Florida |Sun-Sentinel Blogs] Democratic leaders unify behind Meek in Senate race: Graham said “Kendrick is working to bring new jobs to Florida to help our families and small businesses thrive, and is rising above the petty bickering between his Republican challengers.”

[Politics Daily] Gaming the Florida Senate Race: Try Your Own Hand at It: Crist is being ostrazized for not despising the man in the white house. The man was elected and the rhetoric that is raging has little to do with his ability or what he is doing but rather by partisan bigotry of convenience masquerading as tea baggers, birthers and the like.

[Sustainabilitank] SustainabiliTank: Watching a slow Katrina that will have a long ...: There’s a long way to go before any climate bill reaches the Senate floor for debate and/or passage. In the meantime, Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman could tweak their bill to include more environmental protections in the offshore drilling portion, or they could give coastal states more leeway in opting out of any program.

[The Caucus] The Early Word: Times Square Arrest - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com: A Presidential Contradiction?: The Times’s Jackie Calmes finds a little dissonance coming from the White House on Monday, as the administration continued to vow to keep their “boot on the throat” of BP, while the president hosted a dinner with executives of the Business Council, a group that represents, among others, BP.

[Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Republicans see growing political opportunities as support for ...: more imagesHealth care issues: What are GOP's reform ideas?A look at key issues in the health care debate:THE ISSUE: Republicans are the minority party in both houses of Congress. What health care proposals have they advanced, and are they going anywhere?THE POLITICS: The most viable Republican proposal on health care has come from Maine Sen.

[The Caucus] Billionaire Greene Enters Florida Senate Race - The Caucus Blog ...: President Obama seeks to balance his regard for the free market and the job-creating potential of big business against the need to respond to voters convinced that corporate America has only its own interests at heart.

[Commentary] Commentary » Blog Archive » Flotsam and Jetsam: But Democrats privately acknowledge the economy and support for Obama must improve before then to avoid the defeats that could cost them control of the House and possibly the Senate.” Charlie Crist mastering the art of appearing entirely without principles on how he'd vote for Senate leadership: “I might not vote for either one. I'm going to vote for who I think would be best for the people of Florida.

[The Caucus] Sunday Breakfast Menu: May 2 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com: CBS’s “Face the Nation” interviews two Louisiana Democrats, Senator Mary Landrieu and Representative Charlie Melancon, as well as Senator Bill Nelson, Democrat of Florida, and Representatives Luis Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois,  and former Representative J.D. Hayworth, the Arizona Republican running for Senate.

[AverageBro.com] AverageBro.com: AB.com NewsBriefs: For a party that's all about fiscal responsibility, I have no idea who thought spending $7500 to commission a portrait in these lean economic times was a good idea. Even worse, acting like 3rd graders, and figuratively taking your ball home is merely .

[Capital Soup] Capital Soup » Blog Archive » Florida Democrats: Thurman ...: Kendrick has remained focused on the people of this state, never getting distracted by the petty bickering and political backbiting consuming Governor Crist, Speaker Rubio, and the Republican Party of Florida. Everyday through hard work, Kendrick is earning the respect and admiration of Floridians for his commitment to turning our state around.

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