Quinnipiac. 7/22-27. Likely primary voters. MoE 3.5% (June 10 results)
Democratic Senate primary
Jeff Greene (D) 33 (27)
Kendrick Meek (D) 23 (29)
Don't know 35 (37)
One of the knocks against Meek is that he's never run a tough race in his life. He inherited his safe Democratic House district from his mother, and his inexperience gaining traction in a less hospitable environment isn't just about the general election anymore, but in a primary against a joke candidate.
Remember, Greene is the billionaire who made his fortune betting against the subprime market, who parties with Lindsay Lohan, has Heidi Fleiss as his roommate, and boasted Mike Tyson as his best man at his wedding. Quite the character references. Greene also ran for Congress as a Republican in the past. Meek already begged off when reporters asked whether he'd endorse Greene if he were to win the nomination. And he was right to do so -- Greene is not a serious candidate, and certainly not worthy of having a "D" next to his name.
There are two camps rooting for a Greene primary victory -- Greene (and his money-grubbing consultants), and Charlie Crist.
Having Meek as the nominee conflicts Democrats -- Crist is the more electorally viable and is likely to caucus with the Democrats, but you don't want to abandon the One True Democrat in the race. But if the amoral Greene buys the nomination (and he's spending millions of his own money to do so), then the choice is easy. The Democratic establishment, donors, and even some of its activists can rally around Crist and dump Greene by the side of the road, where he belongs.