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RandySF

(81,148 posts) Tue Jan 31, 2012, 06:14 PM Jan 2012

Rep. Allen West To Switch Districts For Re-Election Campaign [View all]

Rep. Allen West (R-FL), the freshman Congressman and hero of the tea party, announced on Tuesday that he will seek re-election in a different district this year.

West will shift to Florida’s 18th district, which was freed up by Rep. Tom Rooney’s ® decision to run in the 17th district.

The 22nd district, where West won in 2010, was made far more favorable to Democrats under a new redistricting plan that was released last week.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/4937

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Rep. Allen West To Switch Districts For Re-Election Campaign [View all] RandySF Jan 2012 OP

Why in the hell is this allowed? liberal N proud Jan 2012 #1

It's perfectly legal. RandySF Jan 2012 #4

It should be illegal liberal N proud Jan 2012 #7

'Tea Party 10' Targeted In Multimillion Dollar Campaign By Liberal Super PAC Tx4obama Jan 2012 #2

I hear Mars-03 is wide open KamaAina Jan 2012 #3

Sounds like "cut and run" to me. JBoy Jan 2012 #5

Run Away! Run Away! Brave Sir Allen! 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #6

"cashiered" -- please define for us civilians banned from Kos Jan 2012 #9

Generally it means relieved of command. West was actually fined $5000, and allowed to retire ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #10

Could there be two districts of insane people in Florida? Scuba Jan 2012 #8

Allen "Cut-and-run" West Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2012 #11