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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:36 AM Jul 2015

Can Florida Dems Squash Alan Grayson?

Orlando’s outspoken progressive congressman is running for Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, and might win the primary—a thought that has Florida Democrats terrified.

Eleanor Clift

A messy fight between traditional Democrats and the party’s emboldened progressive wing in Florida could cost Democrats their best shot at taking Marco Rubio’s senate seat. Rep. Alan Grayson, who first gained fame saying the Republican health care plan is “Don’t get sick, and if you do get sick, die quick,” is giving Democrats heartburn with his decision to enter the 2016 senate race.

Grayson has a national following for the way he sticks it to both Republicans and his fellow Democrats. But beyond those drinking the Kool-Aid, Democrats don’t want him as their standard-bearer in a hotly contested race that’s key to winning the senate majority.

“He’s a love him or hate him guy, and he doesn’t get much love outside the Netroots progressive core,” says Brad Coker of Mason Dixon Polling and Research. “The money people in Florida wouldn’t support him.”

Efforts to dissuade Grayson from running only seem to egg him on, and to energize his voters. A Mason Dixon poll released Monday showed a tight race, with Grayson at 33 percent, and Rep. Patrick Murphy, who has been endorsed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, at 32 percent, with 35 percent undecided.

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Can Florida Dems Squash Alan Grayson? (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

Interesting races, LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #1

Patrick Murphy unfortunately is a DINO....n/t monmouth4 Jul 2015 #2

I'm voting for Grayson. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #3

Yet again the squishes can't stomach a real progressive brawler. Jester Messiah Jul 2015 #4

"the money people won't support him".. sendero Jul 2015 #5

No matter how much the "money people" spend, my family and I will be voting for Grayson. djean111 Jul 2015 #6

Grayson running will be good for America MelungeonWoman Jul 2015 #7

more of Debbie-Wasserman Shultz handiwork DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #8

That's rich-- the former Republican is the "traditional Democrat". /nt Marr Jul 2015 #9

I smell a Third Way orchestrated smear job in the making. nt Zorra Jul 2015 #10

anyone who gives any thought to how women should be treated dsc Jul 2015 #11

Grayson is our version of Trump here in Florida madville Jul 2015 #12

This ^ lamp_shade Jul 2015 #13

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)

1. Interesting races,

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:53 AM

Jul 2015

both for Senate and the House seat. Maybe he's decided that it's the Senate or nothing for him, because that's what it looks like he's going to get. I think Clift' s opinion in the article was very biased against Grayson, but she's always towing the party line. I wish Grayson the best, but this is a gutsy move.

monmouth4

(9,708 posts)

2. Patrick Murphy unfortunately is a DINO....n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:57 AM

Jul 2015

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

3. I'm voting for Grayson.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 07:49 AM

Jul 2015

Not a chance in hell of my voting for a corporatist Third Way Democrat.

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)

4. Yet again the squishes can't stomach a real progressive brawler.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:11 AM

Jul 2015

Makes me sick. I hope he (rhetorically) knocks their teeth down their throats.

sendero

(28,552 posts)

5. "the money people won't support him"..

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:23 AM

Jul 2015

... here's a fucking clue. WE DON"T NEED ANYONE THE "MONEY PEOPLE" WILL SUPPORT. They are not helping anything.

djean111

(14,255 posts)

6. No matter how much the "money people" spend, my family and I will be voting for Grayson.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:57 AM

Jul 2015

No more DINOs.

MelungeonWoman

(502 posts)

7. Grayson running will be good for America

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 09:40 AM

Jul 2015

We'll need Florida and this will really help. Glad to read the Kool-Aid servers are getting heartburn.

DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)

8. more of Debbie-Wasserman Shultz handiwork

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:28 PM

Jul 2015

The same buffoon that could not even help Charlie Crist win an election. The conservative Democratic party is a major part of the reason the GOP holds it's silver of power: we are at worst a purple state, but Debbie is either unwilling or too afraid to challenge the ultra right wing power brokers.

Thanks to Debbie, Rick Scott will be the governor in the 2016 election. THINK ON THAT. Especially if Jeb is running.

Marr

(20,317 posts)

9. That's rich-- the former Republican is the "traditional Democrat". /nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:30 PM

Jul 2015

Murphy is the "establishment Democrat", not the "traditional Democrat". Sadly, those are very different things.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

10. I smell a Third Way orchestrated smear job in the making. nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:35 PM

Jul 2015

dsc

(52,162 posts)

11. anyone who gives any thought to how women should be treated

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 03:43 PM

Jul 2015

should be against Grayson. His treatment of his (I guess now legally non wife) was nothing short of vile. Add in this Caymen Island bank accounts and barring Murphey doing similar things it is Murphy for me.

madville

(7,412 posts)

12. Grayson is our version of Trump here in Florida

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 04:08 PM

Jul 2015

A big mouth and no filter makes one popular with a significant portion of primary voters but can doom the candidate in the general election.

lamp_shade

(14,836 posts)

13. This ^

Reply to madville (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 31, 2015, 04:45 AM

Jul 2015

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