http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stat... Among the great unanswered questions this year is whether Charlie Crist would caucus with the Democrats or Republicans if he makes it to the Senate. Marco Rubio's campaign, eager to consolidate Republican support, is pushing the idea that Crist would be a Democratic vote, and there have even been unsubstantiated whispers that the White House tacitly backs Crist.
Nonsense, Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine said in a Political Connections interview airing today on Bay News 9.
"I don't have any control over that," Kaine said of which party Crist might work with. "What I can control is that we put our support behind the Democratic nominee — and that's Kendrick Meek (above)."
Of course, that nominee could wind up being billionaire real estate mogul Jeff Greene of Palm Beach, but Kaine made clear Meek is the one with party support: "He is our candidate at the DNC and the White House's candidate."
Kaine noted the ongoing state and federal criminal investigations circulating around the Florida GOP and suggested they could end up damaging both Crist and Rubio, while the tough Republican primary battle between Rick Scott and Bill McCollum will help Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink.
Posted By: Kendrick Meek
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 at 4:58PM
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