A horde of Democrats greeted President Barack Obama at the airport, as he headed to Miami Beach for a fundraiser for House and Senate candidates.
"The fact that he is here before the mid term elections will be helpful to all of us running statewide,'' said Kendrick Meek, the Democratic front runner for the US Senate. "I'm encouraged because the president is going to be staying tuned into what happens in Florida."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she told Obama he should get Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to run for Chief Financial Officer and Obama responded accordingly, encouraging Diaz to run. There's been lots of chatter about the term-limited mayor running for CFO, but he's said he's not entertaining a run.
Haitian-Americans protested Obama's visit because he hasn't agreed to give Haitian immigrants a temporary pass to stay in the country, but Meek said it's under consideration.
"He's still considering TPS," Meek said. "I can't press the president on it, but the fact that he's
considering it is a good thing.''
- BETH REINHARD
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