Kendrick Meek Keeps Working the First Coast

Is Jacksonville in play in the U.S. Senate election? U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the leading Democratic candidate, seems to think so. Meek is in Jacksonville tonight to complete his paperwork to qualify for the election. Meek, the first candidate for statewide office to make the ballot by petition, will be hosting an event tonight in Firefighters Local 122 Hall tonight.

Meek pulled more than 9,000 of the 122,000 signatures he needed to make the ballot in Duval County and, in a media event held on March 29, said he was serious about making an all-out effort in Jacksonville which Republicans have traditionally counted on.

I dont want to be competitive in Duval County. I want to win it, said Meek at that time.

Hes certainly doing his best, even setting up a campaign office in Jacksonville and, as tonight's event and one in St. Augustine coming up on Saturday show, he is serious about making a real effort on the conservative First Coast.