The latest from Florida:
Kendrick Meek-Bill Clinton Controversy Gives GOP Fresh Ammo in Final Days
Marco Rubio Calls Report Example of Washington’s Backroom Dealing
The controversy over whether former President Bill Clinton urged Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek to drop out of the Florida Senate race to help an Independent win has given a last minute issue to Republicans, who called the report an example of Washington’s penchant for backroom deals.
Meek, the Democratic Senate contender from Florida, is denying that he ever agreed to get out of the race or that Clinton encouraged him to drop out and endorse Charlie Crist, former Republican turned independent candidate.
It was Crist who called both Meek’s campaign and Clinton to ask the Democratic candidate to drop out, the Democratic congressman said.
Clinton’s aides however contrast Meek’s claims and say the former president asked the Democrat twice to drop out while campaigning for him in the Sunshine state last weekend, as Politico first reported.
Clinton was coy when asked about the conversation.
“He was trying to decide what to do and I talked to him and I told him that, we went through everything, we talked about it a couple of times, and I said in the end, you know, you would have to do what you thought was right,” Clinton told CNN. “I would have to let him say whatever he wants to say about the conversation. It would be wrong of me to discuss it.”
DarcsFalcon
October 30, 2010
Clinton was probably up to something, the only question is why? Why would he help Barry, when Barry did so much to screw over Hillary? Why did Hillary take that? I would have thought she’d fight harder. Nor would I have expected her to take a job for someone who clearly hates her.
So when I see things like this, I always wonder what that smell is.
samhenry
October 30, 2010
Why? Because they are all part of the machine and they owe it.