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15. Bill Clinton tried to get Meek to drop out and support Crist

Reply to eTXwLA (Reply #8)

Tue May 4, 2021, 02:37 PM

May 2021

https://www.politico.com/story/2010/10/clinton-pushed-meek-to-quit-fla-race-044337,

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Does Charlie Crist have a chance of defeating Ron Deathsentence? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 OP

YES SarasotaDem May 2021 #1

My favorite Charlie story DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #6

One can only hope. Tommy Carcetti May 2021 #2

No Val Demmings? sarcasmo May 2021 #3

We don't have a strong and organized Democratic Party in FL. RegularJam May 2021 #4

Didn't the party support Crist in 2010 over the actual Democratic nominee?? eTXwLA May 2021 #8

No USAFRetired_Liberal May 2021 #10

Bill Clinton tried to get Meek to drop out and support Crist Celerity May 2021 #15

Painful. Just painful. Hurt Democrats in our state bad. Still haven't recovered. RegularJam May 2021 #16

Republicans are good at projection USAFRetired_Liberal May 2021 #11

I believe I am correct in saying the largest voter swing in the country in 2020... RegularJam May 2021 #17

Oh yeah USAFRetired_Liberal May 2021 #21

NFW bermudat May 2021 #5

Nope USAFRetired_Liberal May 2021 #7

NO keithsw May 2021 #9

It would take a strong message and onethatcares May 2021 #12

No. Val Deming would have a better shot. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #13

No. FL has been tilting Right for years... WarGamer May 2021 #14

That's not true rockfordfile May 2021 #19

I think it's more that Republicans know how to cheat USAFRetired_Liberal May 2021 #22

He has a chance. ColinC May 2021 #18

No BradAllison May 2021 #20

This. Nikki has a better chance. Phoenix61 May 2021 #25

I don't think so Polybius May 2021 #23

In a poll released a month ago keithsw May 2021 #32

I Think Crist is the Only Person Who Can Beat De Santis. Demmings is Great But Florida Ain't Ready. Indykatie May 2021 #24

No. He won't get that much money either. LuvLoogie May 2021 #26

ie Nikki Fried or Val! obamanut2012 May 2021 #28

No fucking wway -- he needs to step away now obamanut2012 May 2021 #27

Val Demmings is not that well known across the entire state. It's not impossible to overcome that In It to Win It May 2021 #31

Too early to tell In It to Win It May 2021 #29

I'd prefer Nikki Fried, she done pretty well as Ag Sec. and she's pro cannabis NightWatcher May 2021 #30

I don't know the extent to which he mended fences with LGBT people dsc May 2021 #33

yes, name recognition and a moderate - this is what it takes to win a swing state Amishman May 2021 #34