There are a few candidates in this year that are being urged to back down for the party by Washington bigwigs like Bill Clinton and Sarah Palin. There have been failed efforts from the Democrats in Pennsylvania and Colorado. On the other side of the fence, Republicans have tried unsuccessfully in California, Nevada, and Delaware. The most surprising of all of these is the race for the Florida seat in the House of Representatives. Surprising because of how close to the election it is happening.
Incumbent Kendrick Meek is the democratic nominee, against Marco Rubio the republican, and Charlie Crist, the independent nominee. Clinton is trying to persuade a last minute drop out from Meek. He and other democrats are hoping Meek will drop out and leave the democratic voters to Crist, who has made it clear he will vote with the democrats if elected. (Interesting, since Crist dropped out of the Republican primary to run as the Independent because he was trailing Rubio. Was he planning on voting Democratic if he had been elected Republican?) Meek refused to drop out of the running, especially with only a week left until the election. More than a million voters turned in early ballots, and many of those could be votes for Mr. Meek.
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