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Kennedy’s message to Democrats who back Kendrick Meek was pointed.
"I think it's clear he cannot win this election,” he said. “I think the polling data is clear, if I thought he could win this election I would be down here campaigning for him because I think he is a great man.”
Kennedy stood next to Crist at a deli in Deerfield Beach and preached his independent message to dozens of people. Asked if Meek should drop out of the race, Crist said "that's up to him, as I said earlier I'm trying to reach out to common sense Republicans, common sense Democrats and common sense Independents."
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Kennedy pulled no punches when talking about Tea Party favorite Rubio.
“I was looking at the statements by Rubio and realizing what a crackpot he was, and to have a person like that in the United States Senate would be just disastrous,” said Kennedy.
A Rubio spokesman called Kennedy's negative 'crackpot' line another flip-flop by the Crist camp, which promised to run a positive campaign.
Diners grew emotional as Kennedy spoke of his father's 1968 assassination and the train ride he took as a 14-year-old to accompany the body -- a story that resonated in an area full of retirees and party faithful. Bob Weiner, a 40-year-old small business owner eating at the deli, said he will likely vote for Crist now. Kennedy "is one of the few politicians I actually trust," he said. "The fact that a Democrat was willing to cross a line, it's impressive."
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