Of what possible benefit is Kendrick Meek's tenacity? Put another way, to whose definite benefit is Kendrick Meek's tenacity?

Meek, reports Politico, "has failed to broaden his appeal around the state and is mired in third place in most public polls, with a survey today showing him with just 15 percent of the vote. His withdrawal, polls suggest, would throw core Democratic voters to the moderate governor, rocking a complicated three-way contest and likely throwing the election to Crist."

So, "Bill Clinton sought to persuade Rep. Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race for Senate during a trip to Florida last week."

As I wrote on Oct. 7: "It now seems a) irreversible that Democratic senatorial candidate Kendrick Meek will finish last and thus b) advisable that he should quit the race assuming c) Independent candidate Charlie Crist promises to caucus with Democrats, all of which d) would stop GOP candidate Marco Rubio in his tea partying tracks....

"The transcendent goal here ... is to stop one of the tea party’s golden boys."

Mr. Meek, your determination, while admirable, is also destructive. Move aside. Now.