Dems Will Get Recorded Call from Bill Clinton this Weekend Pushing Meek

Having campaigned with former President Bill Clinton on Monday, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meeks bid for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate election is getting another lift from the former president who recorded a call going out to Florida Democrats this weekend.

"I'm deeply honored to have the strong support of President Clinton behind my campaign," said Meek. "President Clinton presided over the longest economic expansion in U.S. history and the creation of over 22 million new jobs. As the only real Democrat fighting for middle-class families in this race, I intend to build upon his legacy as Florida's next U.S. senator."

Meek, who backed Hillary Clinton in 2008 over Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, has been bringing out the Democratic establishment in the final days of a tough primary fight against billionaire Jeff Greene. While Obama, Clinton, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and former governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham have all gone to bat for Meek, he remains mired in third place in most polls -- far behind Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running without party affiliation, and former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the likely Republican in the race.

"Hi, this is President Bill Clinton, says Clinton in the call. I'm calling on behalf of Kendrick Meek. Both President Obama and I are supporting Kendrick for the U.S. Senate, and we hope you will vote for him. He's the real Democrat in the race. The only one with a record of working hard to make all our lives better every day. Now it's time to fight for him because he's always fought for us. Early voting's already begun and Election Day's next Tuesday. So I'm calling to ask you to go and vote for my friend Kendrick Meek. He'll make us all proud because he'll make a real difference. Thank you.