Labor Day marks the unofficial start of the home stretch for this year's midterms, and Senate candidates in Florida wasted no time in taking to the airwaves with their first television ads intended to capture the attention of voters who will begin to focus on the choices before them over the next eight weeks.

Democrat Kendrick Meek, fresh off his convincing primary victory over billionaire Jeff Greene on August 24th, launched his first ad this morning; a rapid-fire montage in which he declares his positions on a variety of issues:

Governor Charlie Crist followed suit, rolling out an ad today touting his independence and his ability to "get results for Florida:"

Republican candidate Marco Rubio temporarily suspended his campaign over the holiday weekend after the death of his father on Saturday night.

Florida voters can expect to be bombarded with plenty more ads between now and November 2. Meek currently has $4 million in the bank, Rubio has $4.4 million, and Crist has a whopping $8.2 million cash on hand, the vast majority of which will be spent on the Sunshine State's airwaves.