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Florida loses by losing a good man

Faster horses

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West Surrenders, Concedes Re-election Bid

Posted on November 20, 2012




Rep. Allen West on Tuesday conceded in his re-election effort in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, but suggested he will still be active in politics or public office.

The Tea Party favorite and first-term congressman made the statement Tuesday, following two weeks of court battles and ballot recounts in his race against Democratic challenger and political newcomer Patrick Murphy.

“Leaders don’t need a title to be able to lead,” West told Fox News. “I will continue to be servant of this nation.”

The West campaign called for a recount after a wild swing in votes on election night in which West led by roughly 2,000 votes, then trailed by more than 1,500 about 35 minutes later.

State election officials said Murphy had won by enough votes to avoid an automatic recount, but St. Lucie County still allowed a recount of early ballots because some votes had been double counted


Read more: http://conservativebyte.com/2012/11/west-surrenders-concedes-re-election-bid/#ixzz2CmLkApP8

*edited due to misspelling of 'losing' :D
 

TexasBred

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And Debbie Schultz accuses us of electing only old white haired white men, yet that's exactly what she ran against West, gerrymandered the district and kicked him out.
 
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