Florida: The two...three...or four man race?

Well Florida will certainly be a fun election this fall, if by fun it might mean an all out crazy election and clash of egos. Formerly the presumptive Republican nominee for senate, Governor Charlie Crist had to jump that ship and board the S.S. Save My Political Career. He announced yesterday he was going to run as an independent, which set up a three way race with tea party bolstered Mark Rubio and the Democrat Kendrick Meek.

And just when you thought that was going to be it, a billionaire decides to run because what else is there to do in Florida these days. Jeff Greene will now challenge Meeks in the Democratic Primary. Greene might not have the endorsements that Meek has lined up but he will already have a money advantage and seems like he has a lot of personality...with his colorful associates, like Mike Tyson and Heidi Fleiss. I think if anything it will help bolster the Democrat going into the fall since it requires Meeks to now start running adds and getting his name out there. Meeks doesn't do all that well in the race so far, coming in usually in last place in a three way contest.

It's very odd, Crist was considered to be a future star of the GOP. He would have been a good candidate for 2012 considering he actually gets good support from groups traditionally favored to the Democrat; like the Jewish community and African Americans. He is also allegedly gay, so sure he could easily get a higher percentage of the gay vote. But here we are, Crist striking out on his own to make sure his career doesn't crash and burn in a Republican primary.

It will be hard for him to win; no organization, no infrastructure, and will be cash strapped compared to Rubio and whoever the Democrat is. This isn't going to be like Lieberman's 06 run, which was in a much smaller state and he barely lost his primary. It will definitely be fascinating to watch, especially if Meek somehow wins the seat. Crist will be forever cut off from the GOP, cause if he wins the seat the party will definitely make a move to get him to caucus with them.

As Tebow would say, "The juice level is high"