Al Lawson, Top Democrat In Florida’s State Senate, Endorses Charlie Crist Over Kendrick Meek

Rep. Kendrick Meek, Florida’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, received some discouraging news Thursday when a top Democrat in the Florida State Senate chose to endorse independent Charlie Crist over him.

Al Lawson, the Florida State Senate’s Democratic minority leader, said that Crist has “always been there for us” and had supported state employees, rural counties and universities as Governor.

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