Wiki needs to recheck its facts. District 22 in which Col. West was elected in 2010, is my district. I wholeheartedly supported and welcomed him. Before him there was the liberal Ron Klein for 4 years (a well-deserved casualty of Obamacare). Prior to Klein was Clay Shaw, a 24 year Republican and fmr. Chair of the House Banking committee. This seat which was Col. West’s for 1 term, now will go to a very liberal friend of Debbie Wasserman Schultz by the name of Lois Frankel. Frankel and Schultz have a history together in the Florida legislature, not a history members of FR would like. Just imagine Debbie’s more odious sister now joining the House. That is what we will get.
To say West was redistricted creates the vision of a House contraction which forced him out of an existing seat. This is not the case. Congressman West moved in part of the GOP machinations in what they thought would be wise politically. The GOP leaders made a poor political calculation for the reasons I explained in the previous post.
Thanks. You made it sound as if West made the decision on his own to move from FL22 to FL18, but as you restated it was the GOP hierarchy doing the shift. I doubt that he would have had any support trying to not follow their request, little that he gets anyway.
Go watch that movie at #99 - we’re all getting screwed!