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Pollster: What About Kendrick Meek?
Why doesn't Kendrick Meek get more respect? For the last few months, when talk turns to Florida, political pundits have focused on the meteoric rise of Marco Rubio over Charlie Crist in the state's
Hardball: Kendrick Meek Well Positioned in Florida Senate Race
Tonight on MSNBC's Hardball, Chuck Todd said Meek is well positioned in the Florida's U.S. Senate race. The clip can be found here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvDtZ9aMTw0). Here is the transcr
The Past 24 Hours: What People Are Saying about Kendrick Meek
Here is a quick run-down of what people have said and written about Kendrick's campaign in the past 24 hours: Yesterday, President Obama singled out Kendrick during his stop in Miami: "Somewhere ar
Kendrick Meek Comments on Florida's March Unemployment Rate
Miami Gardens, Fla. - Kendrick Meek today issued the following statement regarding the announcement of Florida's seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate rose to 12.3% from the February rate of 12.
U.S. Senate Candidate Kendrick Meek Reacts to the President's Speech on NASA's Future
Miami Gardens, Fla. - U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding President Obama's speech on NASA's future in Cape Canaveral today: "Canceling Constellation's ma
Kendrick Meek Praises Florida's Teachers and Students for Swaying Governor Crist to Veto SB 6
Miami Gardens, FL - Kendrick Meek today released the following statement praising Florida's teachers and students for bringing public pressure on Governor Crist to veto SB 6, an unprecedented assault
Dear Friend, Are you on Facebook and Twitter? Kendrick Meek is, and so are thousands of his supporters. Will you join us today? The pace of this campaign is picking up and our Facebook page and
Florida Times-Union: Democrat Kendrick Meek not shy in campaigning in Northeast Florida
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-04-11/story/democart-meek-not-shy-campaigning-locally-us-senate-seat The plan: Tug at blue collars to win over red voters. If Kendrick Meek, a Democratic
Miami Herald: Kendrick Meek: the 'regular guy' in the race for U.S. Senate
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/10/1573624/kendrick-meek-the-regular-guy.html ORLANDO -- In a pool hall lit by Budweiser lamps and big-screen TVs, U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek and a few u
St. Pete Times Buzz Blog: Kendrick Meek tells Crist to veto teacher bill
http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2010/04/kendrick-meek-tells-crist-to-veto-teacher-bill-.html Add Gov. Charlie Crist's potential rival in the U.S. Senate race to the long list of people lobbying him
It's Official - Florida Division of Elections Verifies Petitions
The Florida Division of Elections today confirmed that Kendrick Meek's U.S. Senate campaign gathered enough valid petitions to be placed on the 2010 ballot, officially making Kendrick the first statew
My Story
Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to speak to your community. I'm traveling all across the state getting to know Floridians and telling them about my story. I can't talk to everyone persona
Meek Talks About Economic Recovery for North Florida with Business Owners and Professionals
Live Oak, Fla. - U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek held an economic roundtable with North Florida business owners and professionals today to discuss the state of the local economy. At the meeting, K
Build Haiti's ability to steer its recovery
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/commentary/fl-outlook-haitipolicyneeds0meek-20100405,0,1030037.story Originally printed in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel by Kendrick Meek After retur
Kendrick Meek Cheers Long Overdue Jobs Increase, Credits Recovery Act with Turnaround
Kendrick Meek today released the following statement regarding the economy adding 162,000 new jobs last month. "Today's long overdue news is the clearest indication yet that we're on the road from
Kendrick Meek takes time for Haiti; Rivals for his seat take time to debate
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/03/kendrick-meek-takes-time-for-haiti.html The Miami Democrat -- who represents more Haitian Americans than any other member of Congress -- will be
Midnight Tonight
We just got word that the political newspaper, The Hill, has moved Kendrick's race into the "Toss-up" category. That means they have noticed our recent momentum and think Kendrick's chances of winning
Florida Times-Union: Steam for Meek gathering in Duval
All the talk about the U.S. Senate race between Gov. Charlie Crist and former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio is inescapable in the conservative stronghold of Northeast Florida. But just this mor
Ft. Myers News Press: Meek turns in 140,000 petitions for U.S. Senate run
http://www.news-press.com/article/20100329/SS15/100329058/1075/Meek-turns-in-140-000-petitions-for-U.S.-Senate-run MIAMI GARDENS — A historic and yearlong grassroots mobilizing effort wrapped up to
Washington Post The Fix Blog: Can Kendrick Meek win the Florida Senate race?
The nationally televised debate between Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio on Sunday made clear that the Republican Senate primary is going to be a knockdown, drag-o
Kendrick Meek: Ready for the Republicans
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/03/kendrick-meek-ready-for-the-republicans.html Hours before he'll drop off thousands of voter signatures at elections HQ, Kendrick Meek got a few
Huge news
Dear Friend, Huge news. Nobody in Florida has ever secured a place on the ballot for U.S. Senate by submitting petitions. Yet, moments ago, Kendrick filed the final giant stack of signatures with t
Kendrick Meek Completes Historic Petition Drive
A historic and yearlong grassroots mobilizing effort wrapped up on Monday as Kendrick Meek's U.S. Senate campaign submitted over 140,000 petitions to Supervisor of Elections offices throughout Florida
Panama City News-Herald Op-Ed: Meek touts centrist credentials
By Kendrick Meek Reading Pat Rice’s column “Could Crist Declare His Independence?” (March 7) I couldn’t help but laugh at Pat’s characterization that I have positioned myself “somewhere to the left
St. Petersburg Times, The Buzz Blog: “Kendrick Meek Slams Senate’s Class-Size Vote”
Kendrick Meek, the leading Democratic candidate for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat, sided with his party and bashed the Republican-led state Senate's vote Thursday to put class size back on the ballo