Wall Street Journal Story About Crist/Meek Deal Laughable, Meek Says

The Wall Street Journal Political Diary reported that Republicans are worried that Gov. Charlie Crist, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida, is working on a deal with Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek to have Meek drop out of the race and presumably endorse Crist in order to beat Republican More…

In Florida, Meek Wins Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate

Rep. Kendrick Meek won tonight’s grueling Democratic primary battle for Florida’s vacant U.S. Senate against self-funded billionaire and Florida politics newcomer Jeff Greene. Meek has earned 55 percent of the nearly 500,000 votes cast so far, compared to 33 percent for Greene, both unofficial numbers posted by the state More…

Gubernatorial Candidate in Florida Embroiled in Possible Medicare Overbilling Scandal

An investigation by The Washington Independent’s sister site, The Florida Independent.

Two weeks before Florida’s primary, new allegations of improper Medicare billing by Solantic, a health care company co-founded by Rick Scott, have surfaced, in addition to charges made by former Solantic doctors that their names and licenses were More…

Feinstein’s Former Campaign Manager on How to Defeat a Self-Funded Candidate

In Florida politics, self-funded candidates are faring well in the polls, with the multi-millionaire political neophytes Jeff Greene, running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate, and Rick Scott, running as a Republican for Florida governor, now even with or ahead of their more established primary opponents, Rep. Kendrick Meek More…