New Meek Ad Looks to Keep Democrats from Backing Charlie Crist

Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running for the U.S. Senate without party affiliation, continues to be hammered from both Democrats and Republicans. Crist needs to win Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents if he hopes to catch the front-runner, Republican candidate Marco Rubio. Polls show Crist trailing Rubio by double digits and that Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is catching up to the governor.

Meek and the Florida Democratic Party unveiled a new commercial on Wednesday morning trying to keep their base from bleeding over to Crist, hammering the governor for his past support of conservatives and Republican candidates, including Sarah Palin and George W. Bush. Crist needs Democratic voters if he hopes to catch up with Rubio -- and Meek has no intention of giving him an easy ride.