The Miami Herald reports today that Florida's new Senator, George LeMieux, is stepping up big for Charlie Crist in his battle against Marco Rubio:
After Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe bucked the Republican establishment last month and endorsed Rubio, LeMieux sought to root out other potential defectors.
At a private Capitol Hill luncheon with other Republican senators, LeMieux urged them to talk to him first before taking sides in the race.
"What I have told my colleagues was that if they're interested in getting involved in the Florida race, I hope that they will come to me,'' LeMieux said Tuesday during his first visit to South Florida since taking office. "I will give them the benefit of my opinion and obviously, they have the right and choice to do what they like. But I'd like to tell my side of the story.''
