Democrat Kendrick Meek ā U.S. congressmen for Floridaās District 17 since 2002, heir to his motherās political history and candidate for Floridaās U.S. Senate seat ā has lagged behind Marco Rubio and Charlie CristĀ in third place in the polls.
āSo,ā The Miami Herald reported on Monday,Ā āfive weeks before the primary, the Miami congressman finds himself shoring up support in his own backyard.ā
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His seven stops on Sunday included a gospel music-infused church in Lauderdale Lakes, a Miami union hall, and heavily Democratic condominiums in Aventura, Sunrise and Deerfield Beach. Vouching for Meek at most of the stops was Debbie Wasserman Schultz, his popular Democratic colleague representing South Florida in Congress.
āAll of a sudden Kendrick had to pivot and ask for the support of people he thought he could have counted on,ā said Democratic fundraiser and developer Stephen Bittel, who came to Meekās appearance in Aventura to show his support.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee supports Meek and doesnāt even list Ā his Democratic primary challenger Jeff Greene on its website.Ā Greene has outspent and, according to the polls, is closing in on Meek.
