In Florida, Kendrick Meek faces an unexpected run for his party’s nomination against an unlikely – and wealthy – outsider.  The Associated Press reports:

Boxer Mike Tyson was the best man at his wedding. Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss lived in his guest house. And the television ads for Jeff Greene’s out-of-nowhere bid for Florida’s Senate seat are financed by a fortune made from betting on the fall of the housing market. Too much baggage for a candidate? …A recent poll finds the Palm Beach billionaire has spent his way into a near tie with Rep. Kendrick Meek …Greene, 55, says he’ll spend whatever it takes to win. He’s already spent $4 million. Meek’s campaign had almost $4 million in the bank March 31…