Republican congressional candidate Bernard Sansaricq, an overwhelming underdog to defeat Democratic U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, unveiled the support of former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible Republican presidential candidate. "As president of the Haitian Senate, Bernard Sansaricq proved that his loyalty lies only to the people that he represents, said Gingrich. "I have every confidence that he will continue this tradition of holding others above self in his service in the Congress."

Republican candidate Marco Rubio, the front-runner in the U.S. Senate race, weighed in on Friday morning's Fox and Friends about the report that Gov. Charlie Crist, who is in the race with no party affiliation, and former President Bill Clinton tried to get the Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race to back Crist.

Charlie Crist's vote is for sale, and he's shopping it hard to the Democratic Party. That's the upshot of overnight news reports that the independent Senate candidate keeps trying to push Democrat Kendrick Meek out of the race. Whatever fellow triangulator Bill Clinton may have said to Meek in private, the goal, clearly, is to consolidate the opposition to Republican Marco Rubio.

While U.S Rep. Kendrick Meeks team is denying the accuracy of a report that Bill Clinton tried to get the Democratic candidate to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race, the staff of Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running with no party affiliation, insisted that the reports are accurate.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate race, is pushing back against rumors and reports that Bill Clinton tried to get him to drop out of the race -- and almost came close to getting Meek to pull the plug on his campaign. Meeks campaign manager Abe Dyk took aim at the article in Politico saying Meek almost dropped 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.

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee announced on Thursday that he was backing Republican congressional candidate Steve Southerland in North Florida. Huckabee, who moved to Florida earlier in the year, supported Southerland through Huck PAC, an organization he is using to back Republicans across the nation. Southerland is taking on Democratic U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd.

Democratic candidate Heather Beaven, who is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica, has released a new web ad -- featuring 1972 Democratic presidential nominee former U.S. Sen. George McGovern. McGovern, originally from South Dakota and now spending time on the First Coast in St. Augustine Beach will be attending Beavens election night event at Palm Coast.

Break out the classic Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets U.S Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic candidate in the U.S. Senate race, announced he will have a marathon campaign blitz, campaigning throughout the night Sunday and into Monday morning.

A third poll released Thursday, this time from Rasmussen Reports, looking at the close Florida gubernatorial contest, shows Republican Rick Scott in the lead over Democrat Alex Sink -- unlike the polls released by Mason-Dixon and Quinnipiac University earlier in the day. The Ras poll has Scott with 48 percent and state CFO Sink with 45 percent. The poll of 750 likely voters was conducted on Oct. 27 and has a margin of error of +/- 4 percent. Scott also led a Rasmussen poll last week, 50 percent to 44 percent.

Mason-Dixon released a poll on Thursday showing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink, the current state CFO, edging Republican Rick Scott. The poll of 625 likely voters has Sink with 46 percent and Scott with 43 percent, which is within the polls margin of error of +/- 4 percent. (Update from MD after Sunshine State News pressed them for the information: the poll was taken Oct. 25-27.) Sink led by 7 points in a Mason-Dixon poll released on Sept. 23.

At least one Florida Republican is cheering the poll that was released earlier on Thursday showing that 65 percent of Americans want to toss out every single incumbent in Congress -- Bernard Sansaricq, who is waging an underdog challenge to Democratic U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings.

Hernando County Sheriff Rich Nugent unveiled the backing of rock legend Ted Nugent for his bid for Congress. Rich Nugent is the Republican congressional candidate in the race to replace retiring U.S. Ginny Brown-Waite. I am honored and humbled that Ted Nugent would send his support to my campaign, said Rich Nugent. "Ted is a great man who has given so much of himself to our service men and women.My oldest son had an opportunity to see Ted perform just a few months ago and said that Ted puts on a great, high-energy show.

It probably comes as no shock to anybody, but Rasmussen Reports makes it official: Americans think Congress is doing a lousy job and they're out there screaming, We want a do-over! The latest Rasmussen national telephone survey, released Thursday, finds that 65 percent of likely American voters say if they had a chance on Election Day, they would vote to get rid of the whole kit and kaboodle in Congress -- every member -- and start again.

The Rick Scott campaign just posted a new video on YouTube. It features Hardball's Chris Matthews pointing out how Alex Sink lied to him the night before on his program, and shows the boosted audio from CNN. In the over-the-shoulder graphic near Matthews' head it reads, 'Text, Lies and Videotape.'