BREAKING: Allen West Endorses Sandy Adams in FL-07 Primary

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  July 26th at 08:06 AM  | 

Sandy Adams locked in another powerful endorsement for her reelection campaign today from one of her fellow freshmen members of Congress, Allen West.

Adams’ campaign sent out a press release this morning (I’ve included it below) with West’s endorsement, which is noteworthy not only for the enthusiastic support that West expresses for Adams, but also because West explicitly draws a distinction between the freshmen who were elected in 2010, and the “entrenched careerist politicians” who were supporting the status quo in Washington.

I’ve been involved in a long list of campaigns over the past few years, and I’ve seen an endless number of endorsements trotted out by candidates. The reality is that not all endorsements are created equal. All too often I’ve read endorsements and wondered if the endorser had ever even met the candidate they were endorsing.

In contrast, West’s endorsement of Adams is personal and detailed, describing how they both were elected in the conservative tidal wave elections of 2010, and how he shared a common purpose with her in “fighting to change the ways of Washington.”

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Florida State Representative Scott Plakon: “Rush Limbaugh is Wrong”

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  February 2nd at 04:42 PM  | 

I continue to be shocked and dismayed how far too many people seem willing to latch on to conspiracy theories and make meritless accusations against fellow Republicans. Worse, these accusations continue even when clear evidence to the contrary is presented.

Such is the case with the furor over Florida’s redistricting. Let me say this for the millionth time: There is no conspiracy in the Florida Legislature to hurt Allen West, and Mitt Romney doesn’t have a darn thing to do with our redistricting process.

I wrote two posts earlier this week, the first explaining why rumors of a Romney-based conspiracy against Allen West were utter nonsense, and the second detailing a very elegant deal between Republican candidates to leapfrog districts in a way that gives more conservatives a strong chance at election.

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Those Crazy Racist Southern Republicans Did It Again!

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  October 23rd at 07:22 AM  | 

In case you missed it, Bobby Jindal, the Republican Governor of Louisiana, was reelected last night.

And, oh, by the way…notice how all those evil racist Southern Republicans voted to reelect an Indian guy? Those crazy racists, they keep voting for candidates like Susana Martinez in New Mexico, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott in South Carolina, and Florida’s Marco Rubio and Allen West. And then there’s all those racists who are propelling Ted Cruz to the top of the Texas Senate race and keep voting for Herman Cain at the straw polls.

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Allen West is running for Congress. Period.

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  August 22nd at 04:39 PM  | 

Reality check: Being a United States Senator sounds fun. However, actually running statewide in Florida, a gigantic state with lots of highly expensive media markets, is less fun.

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