The Fire of Mike Gravel

Mike Gravel getting ready to speak to the crowd at Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse in Clearwater, Florida.



Gravel, his wife and two Seltzer's customers eating steak.

His supporters felt the fire of Gravel's presense. That doesn't mean they actually think he is going to win.

"He's not going to win, but maybe can get these big guys to answer some questions, God forbid," Sullo, 34, said before Gravel arrived. "It seems like he has some guts."

Sullo's mother, Barbara, interjected, "He has guts because he knows he's not going anywhere."

Now that's an endorsement.