We're sticking with Hillary

Black congressmen who support Barack Obama for president are pressuring their colleagues who back Hillary Clinton to change sides, The Hill reports today, but Florida's three black members of Congress are staying put.

Though Obama edged Clinton in every one of Florida's three majority-black districts - despite a candidate moratorium on campaigning in the state - all three congressmen said they have no intention of switching sides.

"There's a chorus of folks saying 'Oh well, saying let's end this right now,' " said Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami. "But we're Democrats, not Republicans. We believe in Democratic primaries playing themselves out.

"I'm supporting Hillary until Hillary says she's out of the race," Meek said.

Obama did best in Rep. Corrine Brown's Jacksonville district, topping Clinton nearly two to one. But Brown traveled to Wisconsin Friday to campaign for Clinton, the Washington Post noted.

"I have no stress whatsoever," Brown told the newspaper. She said that other colleagues "want to support the person because he's African American. But as Martin Luther King Jr., said 'Judge me by the content of my character, not the color of my skin.'  " And she told the Post, she's not worried her constituents will be angry. "People know I'm going to do what I think is right," she said.

Obama won Meek's district 55 percent to Clinton's 40 percent;  and Miramar Democrat Rep. Alcee Hastings' district 52 percent to Clinton's 41 percent.

Comments

[Lady Di]

My representative is Kendrick Meek. His failure to support our nation's first black presidential candidate with a serious shot at winning is indeed very disappointing, especially when our district overwhelming voted for Obama. Its worse that he is too stubborn to admit he made a mistake. I am sure he will live to regret his choice for the rest of his life.

Meek is right though when he suggests there is a major difference between Democrats and Republicans in electing their candidates. The Republican party at least is counting the votes of Republican Floridians with delegates at their convention. My party has told me that my vote doesn't count because they claim (for some unknown reason) that only Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina can vote in January.

[rick]

kendrick meek is a uncle tom

[FreeAmerican]

John Lewis and David Scott changed because they knew they will be gone if they didn't. Barack won their districts overwhelmingly.

Let Meeks go down with Hillary.

[MIke]

I am proud of the Congressman...they understand that just because your black that does not mean you should be supported because by someone because they are black or just because your a woman, you should vote for a woman. This Congressman should real leadership and equality. They know that this election is not just about making history's first but our country's real change...with Senator Clinton as president.

Thank you for standing up for the country

[Amanda]

Lady Di,

Do your homework, just because your a minority does not mean you understand the issues or that you do not. Congressman Meek is my congressman and he is smart and knows what the people know of Florida at least, Senator Clinton can change this country and not just talk about it.

Legislation=Legislation: Senator Clinton

Talk about legislation=talk: Senator Obama

Look at both of their work in the Senator and you will understand that Clinton is the best for our country no matter your race, class or gender!

[Frank]

Senator Clinton WON Florida overwhelming and ALL the swings states.

Wake up for a Democratic Candidate to win in the general they must pick up the swing states.

OBAMA LOST THOSE & HE TOLD FLORIDA NOT TO VOTE

NOT A LEADER! NOT A LEADER! NOT A LEADER!

[Maso]

Hillery can't lose... she has all the same wheels turning in her head as J. Edgar Hoover did, and she has ever since the Watergate investigations. You might say that she's inherated Hoover's mantle of behind the scene power. She undermined Guiliani the same way she did Alphonse D'Amato... and she will have McCain for lunch. All Marxists come to power in previously non-Marxist situations with a lot of sealthy manipulations. The true American way of life continues to disintegrate...

She will exploit the Middle East war situation every way she possibly can in order to relinquish as much of the United States' sovernty to the United Nations and align herself to Chavez and Morales and whoever runs Cuba by that time...The Marxist adjenda... in the White House... soon. ( and... I don't like it )

Those are the "Un-Americans that Sen. McCarthy tried to worn us about, and a profit is never honered in his own country.

[Nick]

Wow. I have to say, most of the Hillary fans here are challenged individuals... probably from Florida.
I personally think Florida should be stripped of all democratic delegates and superdelegates for breaking DNC rules. Once again, you folks have turned YOURSELVES into the laughing stock of the rest of the US.