Allen West concedes Congressional race to Patrick Murphy

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary) | November 20th at 07:17 AM |

Freshman Congressman and tea party favorite Allen West (R-Fla.) has conceded to political newcomer Patrick Murphy. According to POLITICO, West has acknowledged that he could not surmount his 1,904 vote deficit to automatically trigger a recount of all votes throughout parts of Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. At 0.58 percent, the difference was less than 250 votes. Conceding defeat, West told POLITICO | Read More »

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