Feminist Groups Back Meek Over Greene

The Kendrick Meek campaign staged a conference call with leaders of feminist groups. A point brought up is Greene's friendship with Heidi Fleiss.

Sue Banks, president of the Florida Federation of Business and Professional Women, said Greene used very poor judgement in his assessment of Fleiss.

"It's a profession that degrades women," Banks said.

Barbara Devane of the National Organization for Women said: "He's very disturbing." The people he hangs out with disturb me greatly."

It is good to finally see the Meek campaign go in attack mode. Meek needs to put distance between himself and Greene in the polls. I am not sure attacking Greene for being friends with Fleiss will do any damage. In a Republican primary a Fleiss connection could be damning. Democratic voters are a little more tolerant of sex scandals. Being friends and roommates with Fleiss isn't a scandal or a relationship that Greene ever tried to hide.

From a policy standpoint: Meek backed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and is pro-choice. He is the safest choice for feminists.