[deport]

Your assessment is spot on to a large degree. I don't know how Obama did in Palm Beach within the 18th district. However West lost the 18th district by a poor showing in Martin Cty. Obama lost Martin by some 18,000 votes and West only won by some 10,700 votes. Had West carried Martin in the same range as Romney did we'd not have even heard a thing about St. Lucie Cty.

Martin Cty.... West by 10,700  {Romney by 18,000}
Palm Beach ... West by    200
St Lucie . .... Murphy 12,800

Numbers are rounded but close.

[Uncle Chip]

So then it was actually Republican controlled Martin County and not Democratically controlled St Lucie County that cost Allen West his Congressional seat.