MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. -- U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek announced today that he and his campaign will embark on the 'Real Dem Express' tour across Florida, a 10-day bus tour that will kick off in Orlando next week.
The Real Dem Express will take Kendrick across the state and show Florida families there is only one candidate who will fight for Democratic values and middle-class Florida families. Press wishing to join Kendrick during all or part of the bus tour should contact the Meek Press Office at 305-655-3213.
"This week we took our campaign on the air, and next week we are taking it on the road by kicking off the Real Dem Express tour across Florida. This campaign has always been about fighting for middle-class families. By traveling up and down this state for months and completing our historic petition drive, we have built a top-notch grassroots campaign.The Real Dem Express tour will send a clear message -- there is just one Democrat in this race and only one candidate who will fight for middle-class Florida families," said Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
The tour comes after Kendrick has spent a year and a half meeting with Florida families and building grassroots momentum across the state. The 10-day 'Real Dem Express' tour will also showcase Kendrick's lifelong fight for middle-class Florida families.
Kendrick will kick off the tour with a rally in Orlando on Wednesday, August 4. This is the same place where Kendrick announced his history-making petition drive last year. He became the first statewide candidate in Florida history to qualify for the ballot by collecting signatures from over 145,000 Floridians instead of simply writing a $10,000 check.
After the kick off rally in Orlando, the Real Dem Express will travel across north Florida, from Jacksonville to Pensacola. The swing will include a stop at the Washington County Possum Festival on Saturday, August 7.
At a stop in Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee city manager Lee Garner will describe how as a state legislator, Kendrick successfully prevented the opening of a s*xual predator facility placed less than half a mile from a local elementary school.
On Monday, August 9, Kendrick and his wife Leslie will travel to Miami to participate in the first day of early voting for the August 24 primary. The next day, Kendrick will travel to Orlando to debate 'Meltdown Mogul' Jeff Greene.
After the debate, Kendrick will ride the Real Dem Express throughout Central and Southwest Florida. The Real Dem Express tour will then travel through the Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches. The Real Dem Express will finally end at a hometown rally in Miami on Saturday, August 14.
Posted By: Kendrick Meek
Wednesday, July 28th 2010 at 11:00AM
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