If He Loses Dem Primary, Will Kendrick Meek Back Charlie Crist? Jeff Greene Hints at Possibility

With only a month until the primary election, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene opened the week on Monday responding to a new mailer from his chief rival for the nomination,U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek. Greene threw down the gauntlet in a letter to Meek that was released on Monday morning.

When I first entered the Senate race, I wrote to you to express my desire to run a campaign based on the issues that Floridians care about, including jobs, the environment and health care, wrote Greene. I proposed that we have a healthy debate on the topics that would help voters understand the clear difference between our candidacies.

Now, with just over a month before the primary election and less than 24 hours after Democrats united at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner, you have resorted to vicious personal attacks against my character with your most recent mailer, continued Greene. This desperate and negative assault is a new low, even for you, Kendrick, and I have no choice but to respond in kind.

Greene continued to go on the attack.

I can only conclude that you are attempting to distract voters from the fact that as a congressman you failed to protect Floridians from two of the biggest crises in recent time, continued Greene. You failed to regulate the lenders that offered the sub-prime home loans that caused the housing crisis, and you failed to regulate Wall Street that caused the economic crisis which resulted in thousands of families across Florida losing their homes and livelihoods.

Meek has played up that he is the real Democrat in the race but Greene is taking some excpetion to that -- even hinting that Meek may not back Greene if he wins the nomination.

The recent polls illustrate that Floridians are tired of the status quo and want a proven jobs creator that is independent of special interests to be their senator, wrote Greene. And regardless of the outcome of the primary, I am committed to supporting the Democratic Senate nominee and will do what I can to ensure Democrats win in November something you have not pledged to do.

If Greene beats Meek, which is certainly possible, could there be one more Democrat for Charlie Crist? Greene left that idea hanging out there in his letter.