Posted May 19, 2009 at 3:01 AM

Tagged: Kendrick Meek (FL) Adam Putnam (FL) Melquiades Martinez (FL, National) Bill Nelson (FL, National) Jeff Kottkamp (FL) Charles Crist (FL, National) William Galvano (FL) Dan Gelber (FL) Marco Rubio (FL) Carey Baker (FL) Bill McCollum (FL) Bill Galvano (FL)

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1054858.html

Party leaders typically stay out of primaries, allowing voters to annoint the strongest nominee. Not this year. Faster than a voter can say 2010, Florida's party elders are throwing protocol out...