Democrats gathered at the annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner talked and ate while many elected officials spoke, but the room grew quiet when state sen. Dan Gelber said "I have an announcement to make.''
Many have been expecting Gelber to officially drop out of the U.S. Senate race, leaving Kendrick Meek as the frontrunner. Instead, Gelber cracked a joke by announcing that the owner of a silver Chrysler left his car lights on.
Later in his speech, Gelber said that he is ''stepping back'' from his campaign to consider other possibilities — which isn't much different than what he had previously said. Some party activists are hoping he will run for attorney general instead.
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