Republicans just lost their top prospect to run against Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), with former state Sen. Dan Webster announcing that he won’t make the race.
“This has been a very difficult decision for me personally, especially because of the tremendous outpouring of support that has flooded me from all sides,” said Webster, a big name among the state’s religious conservatives. “However, in spite of this incredible encouragement, I still have a certain check in my spirit, prompting me to follow a principle that has always served me well: ‘When in doubt, don’t.'”
Grayson, of course, is the Democratic Congressman who has attacked the Republicans as having a health care plan for Americans to “die quickly,” called them “knuckle-dragging neanderthals,” and even borrowed the late GOP Vice President Spiro Agnew’s words and called the GOP “nattering nabobs of negativism.” The national GOP does not have a candidate yet, but has set up a special fund to raise money for the eventual opponent.
Florida’s 8th District historically voted Republican, but went 52%-47% for Barack Obama in 2008, and elected the now-famous Grayson by 52%-48% over a Republican incumbent.
