Grayson Releases First Ad of Campaign for Florida 9th

[left-of-center2012]

Former Florida Rep. Alan Grayson released his first ad in his attempt to take back his former House seat from the incumbent Democrat.

Grayson’s video shows liberal figures like filmmaker Michael Moore and actor Martin Sheen praising him and saying “we need that kind of courage.” It also features current MSNBC host Chris Hayes and former host Ed Schultz.

Grayson is challenging Rep. Darren Soto, who won Florida’s 9th District after Grayson left to run for Senate in 2016.
Grayson would lose the 2016 Democratic primary to former Rep. Patrick Murphy, who would in turn lose to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
After his loss, Grayson would win in Florida’s 9th District in 2012 and serve two more terms.

But the footage in the ad is slightly dated.
The clips of Moore and Sheen were shot in 2010, when Grayson lost his first bid for re-election to Republican Rep. Daniel Webster.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/grayson-releases-first-ad-campaign

[murielm99]

1. This guy is a poltergeist.