Why, it seems like just last week that Governor Citrus Skin said he would “caucus with the people” of Florida if were to win the Senate race! Hmmm? It was just last week? Oh. Thought it was pretty recent.
Anywho, his song is changing…again:
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would caucus with Senate Democrats if he wins Florida’s three-way U.S. Senate contest on Tuesday, a close advisor told Washington Wire Friday.
That’s a big “if.” Mr. Crist is trailing Republican candidate Marco Rubio in most polls. But the declaration by Florida trial lawyer John Morgan sheds light on one of the many mysteries in the Bill Clinton-Charlie Crist-Kendrick Meek imbroglio.
“Crist is going to caucus with the Democrats,” Mr. Morgan said. “I don’t think there’s any ifs, ands or buts about it. It would be, in a very tight year, almost like a Democratic pickup in a solid Republican state.”
Mr. Morgan says the question of whether Mr. Crist would side with Democrats had nothing to do with any purported deal under which Mr. Meek would quit the race.
Crist spokesman Danny Kanner has denied that Mr. Crist had agreed to caucus with Senate Democrats as part of any deal with Mr. Clinton or Mr. Meek.
A person close to Mr. Clinton and familiar with the discussions tells Washington Wire that, yes, Mr. Crist had agreed to caucus with Senate Democrats if Mr. Meek bowed out of the race.
“I’m a Republican until the end! OK, I’m not a Republican, but I’m a true indepedent who will caucus with the people of Florida. OK, I’m a Democrat-wannabe and I’m in dire need of a lifeline before I’m retired to private life. Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllppppp!”
Crist has been putting out rumors of Meek quitting, though details are still (as of this moment) somewhat sketchy as to whether Meek was asked to drop out and endorse Crist. Crist is lobbing a Hail Mary, since if he goes down in flames (and a 20% deficit is rather large to overcome, no?), his electoral career comes to a pathetic yet well-earned end.
