RedStatehttps://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2012/01/28/why-is-the-gop-florida-legislature-trying-to-screw-allen-west/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 09:18:09 -0400Why is the GOP Florida Legislature Trying to Screw Allen West?<![CDATA[As an outspoken black conservative with a high national profile, Allen West already had a huge national target painted on his back going in to 2012. As part of reapportionment as a result of the 2010 census, Florida gained 2 Congressional seats. Despite that, it appears that the Republican-controlled Florida legislature seems to have somehow managed to make Allen West&#8217;s seat much more difficult to defend. Via Shark Tank:]]>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:55:14 -0500<![CDATA[Leon H. Wolf]]>https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2012/01/28/why-is-the-gop-florida-legislature-trying-to-screw-allen-west-n42001