BREAKING NEWS from CNN: Bill Clinton Tries to Get Kendrick Meek to Drop Out

CNN announced during Wolf Blitzer's "Situation Room" Thursday night that former President Bill Clinton spoke to Kendrick Meek earlier in the day, suggesting to the Miami Democrat that he throw in the towel in the U.S. Senate race.

Blitzer said Clinton believes Meek is mired too far down in third place in the race. He said Clinton told Meek if he drops out, it will give independent Charlie Crist, in second place, a better chance to beat current front-runner Marco Rubio, the Republican.

Meek turned Clinton down, Blitzer said.

Clinton told CNN the conversation was his idea. Nobody else in the party had put him up to it.

Most polls of the race in Florida have Rubio, a strong conservative, ahead by double figures.