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 »

Allen West files amended lawsuit seeking recount in contested Florida race

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  November 14th at 05:06 AM  | 

In a press conference late Tuesday, St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker told reporters that her office had been working 12-14 hour days to correct errors in the race between freshman Congressman Allen West and newcomer Patrick Murphy. “I’m going to continue until every vote is counted accurately,” stated Walker. Walker’s message comes as Allen West and eight voters of St. Lucie County filed suit against her and the Canvassing Board seeking | Read More »