By GottaLaff
But what happens if Charlie Crist-- who's married!-- gets into the race:
Big Labor is picking sides early in the race to replace Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), as Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) won a nod from another top union on Saturday.
Meek has scored the backing of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, the third union to support the Miami Democrat.
After being the first candidate to jump in the race since Martinez announced he would retire, Meek also picked up backing from the Service Employees International Union and the state's largest teacher's union.
Labor is choosing sides unusually early in the wide-open race for Senate. Though Republicans are waiting to see if Gov. Charlie Crist (R) will get in the race, Democrats have no such field-clearing candidate, now that Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink (D) has indicated she will not run. [...]
On the GOP side, Crist's indecision has frozen the field. Should he enter the race, the first-term governor would be the overwhelming favorite in both the primary and the general election. If he decides instead to run for re-election, Reps. Vern Buchanan (R) and Connie Mack (R) will each consider the race.
Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R), a young politico who could appeal to Cuban voters, is the candidate with whom Washington Republicans are most smitten.
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