Congressman Allen Boyd's Yes Vote

[Lynnie]

He will become the Secretary of Agriculture - that was the deal.

Really? I am hearing of massive corruption to buy these votes. Is this really going on? This truly makes me sick to my stomach. On the other hand, it's pretty danged exciting to watch unfold. I've never seen our politics in this fashion in my life. Backlash? Or, no?

 

[LuciferSam]

I don't understand how a democrat won this district in the first place. Does Tallahassee act as some sort of counter weight to the rest of the panhandle?

This guy needs to go down big time in his next re-election.

How is he going to go down? I mean the only people upset by this are those who weren't going to vote for him anyway. I don't see how he's going to lose votes. Must be some weird Republican math involved.

 

[30ashopper]

How is he going to go down? I mean the only people upset by this are those who weren't going to vote for him anyway. I don't see how he's going to lose votes. Must be some weird Republican math involved.

A poll released last week showed strong opposition to the plan in Boyd's district. Kellyanne Conway, president of The Polling Company Inc., said 35 percent of voters in the 2nd District wanted the plan passed with minor to major changes, 37 percent said "start from scratch" and 16 percent thought Congress should "stop working" on health care.

The poll, conducted among 300 voters March 11-14 for The Susan B. Anthony List in Washington, had a 5.65 percent margin of error.

Voting against the will of the majority in your district tends to have negative consequences for re-elections. ;-)

 

[LuciferSam]

Voting against the will of the majority in your district tends to have negative consequences for re-elections. ;-)

It still gets back the question, how many of those people who voted for Boyd would be reluctant to do so again? That information is not provided by your numbers. This area is heavily populated by RWers. Yeah, I'm sure they're not too happy. I don't think they are what got him elected. Going against the will of your political base is another story. Did he do that? Not from anything I've seen, but I don't know.

 

[30ashopper]

Well find out in November I guess.

 

[LuciferSam]

Well find out in November I guess.

Of course, but it is funny when I hear people always vote straight Republican saying that they are going to express their discontent at the polls this November. WTF? Makes no sense. They are going to have to wine and dine some of Boyds supporters. I've seen what Republicans eat and drink so good luck.

 

[beachmouse]

I don't understand how a democrat won this district in the first place. Does Tallahassee act as some sort of counter weight to the rest of the panhandle?

Basically Yea. Florida #2 has gone Democrat for a long time because of Tallahassee. What happened was that the Republicans dominated the redistricting process last time around, saw Boyd/2 as vulnerable and gerrymandered the district to try to get him ousted.

And then there was something about how the potential Republican candidate that they had essentially designed the seat for ended up not running for it, and Boyd has continued to scrape along ever since.

 

[Andy A]

How is he going to go down? I mean the only people upset by this are those who weren't going to vote for him anyway. I don't see how he's going to lose votes. Must be some weird Republican math involved.

They are called "independents".

 

[Matt J]

They are called "independents".

Oh the independents! Of course how could we forget such a large single voice group. :roll:

 

[AndrewG]

Independents determine election outcomes. Maybe not in San Franscisco.

SWGB, how in the world do you have time to make over 16,000 posts? Retired?