Kendrick Meek
Why Dems Are Sticking With Meek
In the Florida Senate race, you have Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek splitting the left-of-center vote, allowing Marco Rubio to run away with the race with just 44% support. Democrats should be desperate to get Meek out of the race, right? Not necessarily. Markos Moulitsas explains the logic: READ MORE >>
The Primary Differences
Washington—Republicans are in the midst of an insurrection. Democrats are not. This vast gulf between the situations of the two parties—not some grand revolt against "the establishment" or "incumbents"—explains the year's primary results, including Tuesday's jarring outcomes in Florida and Alaska. READ MORE >>
The Florida Circus
The first thing you need to understand about Florida's political climate is that its seemingly endless summer of Boom Times seems to be coming to a close. The vast migration to the state that caused its population to increase over 16 percent since the 2000 census seems to be winding down, and last year, shockingly enough, it actually lost population. READ MORE >>
