Meek and Greene Set to Debate

Creative Loafing's Mitch Perry wrote that Kendrick Meek needed to debate his Democratic rivals to gain media traction. Apparently, someone got that message to Meek. On June 22, Meek and Jeff Greene will hold a television debate in the West Palm Beach market.

Greene has started too late and has too much weird baggage to win the Democratic nomination. He is a former Republican recently turned Democrat. That didn't work so well for Arlen Specter. Owning a 145-foot yacht and five mansions isn't going to endear Greene to the Democratic base. It is hard to imagine Greene having friends Heidi Fleiss and Mike Tyson stump for him on the campaign trail. Although, it would certainly be entertaining.

Meek needs to get on television and make himself known to Florida voters. For too long, Meek and run a safe and boring campaign. The result is it put the media to sleep why the Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist showdown was going on. The risk is Greene could win the debate. Meek will lose the election if he doesn't start getting bold. The debate is a good first step.