I don't live in Grayson’s district, but if I did what would be top in my mind is wanting to put the best person in Congress, not necessarily the one who might be “pushed” by the media as the “favorite” and strongest who would beat Grayson the “easiest”.
Right now, the media says Dan Webster is the strongest “Favorite”. Well I don't think the District 8 voters want the GOP elite pick! Webster was not going to run, then jumped into the race just before the deadline with immediate endorsements from Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush. Sounds kind of same old,same old to me.
When I look at the remaining Republican candidates, it is Dan Fanelli I would choose. He is a veteran, has great leadership experience, is a Constitutional conservative and is brand new to politics, not a lawyer/politician.
It is going to be a tough race as whomever the Republican candidate is, the candidate will be up against the Grayson/DEM machine. But I do know that Grayson is NOT LIKED by many in his own party and the Independent voters will certainly not vote for Grayson.
Really vetting the candidates and then making a decision is what will send quality leadership to Congress.
Webster is an authentic conservative. He was lured out of retirement by the GOP because they thought he could win, and they figured he has been subjected to scrutiny already so there is little risk. I don’t think he really is excited about taking on Grayson, though. Whoever does it is going to have to be willing to dish out and take a lot of crap. I don’t know if that’s Webster. Unfortunately, Grayson is way ahead of everyone in fundraising. All of the GOP hopefuls entered the race late in the game, with the exception of a couple who I would describe as dark horses. There are a lot of conservative choices, but some of them have baggage, and one thing we don’t need in challenging Grayson is someone with baggage. Todd Long, for example, lost the primary last time because of he was once an alcoholic. He may have put that behind him, but Grayson would make mincemeat out of him, as did Ric Keller. At least with Webster, you know you aren’t going to have that problem. He’s got an established brand, and I suspect that even the local media would have no difficulty falling in behind Webster.
Grayson is certifiable.