Good news, bad news, and the Solomonic compromise

The good news greeting Charlie Crist is another poll showing him slightly ahead of Marco Rubio and significantly in front of Kendrick Meek in the Senate race. Of the three post-independent announcement three-way polls, Crist has been ahead in two and Rubio has been ahead in the other. The bad news for Crist is that his gamble to go in front of the AFL-CIO and publicly ask for their endorsement failed. The AFL-CIO is endorsing Meek. Some sting might come off as the teacher's union "split" their endorsement between Meek and Crist. What does that mean? Well getting an endorsement is useful for fundraising and organized efforts at getting out the vote. Crist may well capture some AFL-CIO union members votes - regardless of the endorsement, but he can now "spin" the teacher's union split endorsement (as can Meek) in his fundraising pleas and can try to use the organization for GOTV efforts.