Posted on 05/12/2010 12:18:56 PM PDT by Kaslin
For today’s Race of the Day – I’m excited to have the opportunity to shed light on one of the marquee races of this cycle - Allen West vs. Ron Klein in Florida's 22nd Congressional District.
Florida’s 22nd Congressional District stretches along the coastline from the upper portion of Broward County in the south to Palm Beach County in the north. The district was represented for seven terms by Republican Clay Shaw from 1992 until Democrat Ron Klein won the seat in the Democrat wave year of 2006 by a 51%-48% margin. It was also Ground Zero for the 2000 Presidential election drama between Democratic nominee Al Gore and eventual winner George W. Bush on the Republican side. President Obama won the district by a 52%-48% margin and it is scored as a D+1 on the Cook Partisan Voting Index, underscoring the tossup nature of the seat.
Prior to his election in this swing district in South Florida in 2006, Ron Klein previously served as a state senator. But instead of representing his constituents, he's marched in lockstep with Speaker Pelosi from Day One, voting with her 98.1% of the time.
In 2008, voters sent him a message. West, a first-time candidate, shocked pundits across the country by garnering 45% against the freshman incumbent, despite being outspent $2.37 million to $555,000 in a very anti-Republican political climate.
Unfortunately, Klein didn't get the memo. He's continued to rubber-stamp almost every single piece of Pelosi's liberal agenda - the stimulus, cap-and-trade, the budget and the healthcare bill.
Allen West is different. He's dedicated to our great nation, not Pelosi. His conservative values were instilled in him by his parents, who taught him one important principle: love of God and Country. He went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, serving in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom (where he was battalion commander for the Army’s 4th Infantry Division), and in Afghanistan, where he trained Afghan officers to take on the responsibility of securing their own country.
Allen's ability to energize the conservative grassroots, combined with Klein's stubborn refusal to represent his district instead of Pelosi, has him running strong in his 2010 re-match. He's raised over $2 million and has $1.12 million in the bank - more than nearly every GOP challenger in the country.
Fueled by his principled conservativism and his eloquent expression of those values, Allen West is a bona fide phenomenon on the Web. One of his speeches has been viewed 2,177,710 times on YouTube.
Furthermore, his message is catching fire where it matters most: the district. A recent poll shows him with a narrow 44-42 lead over Klein.
We have an excellent chance to win this race. That's why Allen was one of the NRCC's first ten "Young Guns."
Please take a minute to check out Allen's website to learn more about his campaign and Florida’s 22nd Congressional District – and check back tomorrow for our next update.
Allen West should consider a run for POTUS against 0bama. West is a GREAT man. Been following him since 2007.
Allen West is the VERY BEST!
Steadfast and Loyal!
What big primary (or special election) is coming up May 18?
I am starting to lose trace
WE NEED A TIMELINE for the upcoming big events
I would vote for him
May 18
• Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania
“Go West young man” - Horace Greely re; Manifest Destiny.
I’m voting WEST.
Result?
Obama
Don't just watch one of these videos. Watch at least these posted here and then ask yourself: “Do we need Lt. Col. Allen West in Washington? Do we need this male counterpart to Sarah Palin in the pipeline? I dare you to watch these videos and turn away without supporting him -
We have to do double duty this election to make up for the last one.
revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP2p91dvm6M
red eye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2jQITs1pI
CPAC prt 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMTN2EOMtI
answering a Marine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkGQmCZjJ0k
about the enemy/ Afghanistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhOzIQ1-CmQ&feature=related
SARAH endorses WEST - scroll down
Allen West is a bona fide phenomenon on the Web. One of his speeches has been viewed 2,177,710 times on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP2p91dvm6M
According to Political Wire.com it’s Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania
Awesome list of vids - thank you. See my profile page
see the videos posted at #8 -
Col. West would hit the ground running and would make noise heard around the country. By time for the 2012 run - he'd be known and the desperate need for men of his caliber be even more recognized...
We need to get a 'money bomb' sent his way NOW.
"Sarah" endorses him.
Just picture these two side by side on any platform debating with rats.
The rats would never know what hit them.
GO WEST!
Bumping....
We knew about him on FR from his time in Iraq. A very impressive man.
I sent him money his last campaign, and this one too. Praying he wins. Wouldn’t he be an awesome presence in Washington?
Col. WEST - a TRUE Officer and a Gentleman.
We desperately need this man in the pipeline - the only reason he didn't win first time out? The Party “Establishment.”
The party didn't get behind him. He wasn't “establishment.” It wasn't “his turn” - the practice that is the Achilles Heal of the Republican Party.
The ‘establishment’ pubbies recognized that Col. West would outshine them all. This is the biggest reason he party suffers losses.
This time, however, the PEOPLE got the word out and the money started coming in - to a point the Party stood up and took notice. Now they have, belatedly come aboard.
They recognize Col West is on a fast moving train - they get on board or get out of the way.
GO WEST.
Needs national visibility. I have heard him and his views.
He IS presidential material.
Alan West all the way.
Do EVERYONE a FAVOR this year and make your wives/girlfriends STAY HOME on election day. The female vote put Hussein in the White House.
Do EVERYONE a FAVOR this year and make your wives/girlfriends STAY HOME on election day. The female vote put Hussein in the White House.
I'll second that. The American female falls for a fast talker like a barroom waif. Plus the female is intrinsically verbal, that is thinking in verbal terms rather than objectively analytical, a proven psychological fact; thus quintessential Obama.
Not sure how to correct the situation, but I put my money on the technically enterprising in the long term, whether that's China, India, or Paraguay.
Incidentally that's just another path that George Soros and buddies (e.g. B.O.) is annihilating America.
West with Zest! ??? West is Blessed!!! ??? West - ward go!
Just practicing for 2012 .... she says quietly ...
Col. West's intellect, his depth and breadth of knowledge of world affairs, as well as his understanding of and devotion to America's Founding principles make him a man for this hour in American history.
He has real leadership experience and ability, a love of liberty, a record which can stand close scrutiny, and an awareness of the threats to liberty which present themselves from within and without.
He would be a formidable debater and adversary for Obama in 2012.
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