U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) talked up Democratic candidates including Patrick Murphy, political newcomer and businessman who is expected to win the primary in Congressional District 18 and face Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West.
“Patrick Murphy will send the unhinged, McCarthy-esque West and his extremist views back home wherever that is where he belongs,” said the DNC chair speaking to about 1,000 Democrats at the annual Jefferson Jackson dinner in Hollywood Saturday night.
The McCarthy comments relates to when West riled up Congressional Democrats when he said about 80 are Communists -- a claim PolitiFact ruled Pants on Fire.
West was elected to the Broward/Palm Beach Congressional District 22 while he lived in part of Plantation that was in a neighboring district represented by Wasserman Schultz. Due to redistricting, West recently moved to the new Treasure Coast District 18 which is north of his current district. Murphy also recently moved to the district.
West has a major financial advantage: he raised about $7.6 million through the first quarter of the year while Murphy has raised about $2.3 million through the second quarter.
All she needs is a BROOM !
Posted by: Carl | July 14, 2012 at 10:37 PM
West is at $9.9 million through June
Posted by: tornado1 | July 14, 2012 at 10:53 PM
All they have to do now is keep young murphy away from south beach nightclubs.
Posted by: Just saying | July 15, 2012 at 04:19 AM
all we have to do is keep Alan West away from young teenage boys!
another "family values" Repiggie!
Posted by: joe blow | July 15, 2012 at 11:45 AM
I think you and i know that is murphy's gig,, blow.
Posted by: Just saying | July 15, 2012 at 08:28 PM
West is a joke. The guy is all blow.
Posted by: T Halliburton | July 16, 2012 at 09:40 AM
i wonder if Mr. West has gone for his mental evaluation yet .
Posted by: kathy | July 16, 2012 at 10:27 AM
What kind of lunatics do you have down there that would vote for an obviously deranged individual? He needs counseling, not a Congressional seat.
Posted by: Arcturus | July 16, 2012 at 10:56 AM
It's a curious phenomenon, this thing of people voting for monsters who will destroy their society - voters effectively choosing against their own self interest. Later they will be embarrassed and unable to explain why they did it other than to say that things were somehow different then.
Posted by: marc cooper | July 16, 2012 at 11:07 AM
As we all know...Florida sits on a gian t weirdness magnet. It attracts all sorts of ??????? folks.
Posted by: Liberal and loving it | July 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Its the sun.
Posted by: Floridawasp | July 16, 2012 at 11:28 AM
West couldn't cut and run from his current district fast enough.
Posted by: Hammerlock | July 16, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Republicans do not think Government works because they elect people too incompetent to prove otherwise.
Posted by: Eric Goldberg | July 16, 2012 at 12:22 PM
how can anyone who is not a certifiable lunatic believe 80 members of congress are communist party members?
west has long since gone beyond merely being unhinged.
he is now in totally uncharted territory.
Posted by: jerabaub | July 16, 2012 at 12:47 PM
One term of that buffoon is enough.
Please Debbie we love you. Get that bum
out of office please.
Posted by: Tank | July 16, 2012 at 01:13 PM
Swiss Flip ROBme....Please...please....please pick this lunatic West for VP. Pretty please! Please!
Posted by: Repubs lie | July 16, 2012 at 03:07 PM
West is repugnant, vile, and disgraceful! I've never seen such a mental patient in high office in all my life. He needs to be removed from office immediately!
Posted by: biztraumer@yahoo.com | July 16, 2012 at 03:40 PM
What has West done in congress other than propose a bill that kissed the butt of his new district?
Posted by: fbrillo | July 16, 2012 at 05:44 PM
Puh-leeze!! I'm a Forida Treasure Coast independent, but I would sooner vote for anyone but West. The man needs major personal help - he's so disconnected from reality.
Posted by: JDavis | July 16, 2012 at 07:53 PM
West is certifiable. A real cuckoo.
Posted by: billb | July 16, 2012 at 09:05 PM
Florida rests on quite a bit of swampland, as we know. That's probably where most of Fla's lunatics from hell originated - as well as alligators, West, and pythons
Posted by: MForman | July 16, 2012 at 09:24 PM
East is East and West is West. Let's send West out to
Montana...He can start his own clan of misfits. You go Debbie
You need one with these make-believe politicians.
Posted by: Shannon Verse | July 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM
He and Joe Walsh should be evaluated. The things that comes out of their UNBELIEVABLE!
Posted by: skfreeman | July 17, 2012 at 07:02 AM
hose who vote for this guy drink waaaaaaay too much swamp water.
Posted by: jim | July 28, 2012 at 12:49 PM
It's funny how all of the libtards on this site are bashing what could be the first real Black American President...not the half breed lying POS that currently occupies the WH.
Posted by: Thinksalo | August 07, 2012 at 12:54 PM
The only one unhinged is Wasserman Schultz. Can we please defeat her in November. Please give whatever level of support you can to her opponent! I personally will be putting my money where my mouth is and it ain't a whole lot but if we each do our part it will be massive. Thanks to you all in advance and my God bless our Republic!
Posted by: Tony | August 14, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Sorry for the typo's in my last post. Unlike some sites I am unable to correct them.
Posted by: Tony | August 14, 2012 at 10:33 PM