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Good news. I wonder if he'll still be in the Congressional Black Caucus after he's elected? The vast majority of the others in the CBC would be glad if he list this election, what does that tell you?
Apparently, this political ad from September worked:
Rep. Allen West is beating his Democratic opponent Patrick Murphy in the race for a newly drawn Florida congressional district by nine points according to a new poll released yesterday.
Among likely voters surveyed, 51 percent support West and 42 percent back Murphy. Eight percent are undecided.
The same poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), found Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama in District 18 by a 50 percent to 45 percent margin.
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As to the issue of authoring and passing laws - we really don't need more laws or legislators creating laws for the sake of creating them.