Reality strikes Allen West’s fantasy journey.
Florida Rep. Allen West’s reelection prospects grew dimmer Sunday, as a recount of early ballots showed him falling further behind his Democratic opponent.
Democrat Patrick Murphy, a 29-year-old construction company executive, gained 242 votes after the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections completed its re-tabulation, increasing his lead to more than 2,100 votes over West, a tea party hero. Murphy’s lead is just outside the 0.5 percent margin that would trigger an automatic district-wide recount under Florida law.
West won a legal battle Friday when the office’s canvassing board decided to re-tally all early votes that had been cast. The Republican had argued that those votes had been accidentally double-counted on election night and provided a winning margin to Murphy.But with Murphy’s margin growing after the recount, West’s legal options appeared to narrow. With St. Lucie County having a noon deadline Sunday for certifying its election results, Murphy’s campaign argued that the election was effectively over. Florida has a Tuesday deadline for certifying the results from all three counties that make up the 18th Congressional District.
“By state law, he is effectively the winner,” Eric Johnson, a senior Murphy advisor, said in an interview.
I am sure that he will continue to battle against the facts and challenge the results; I’ll bet that he shows up on Capitol Hill in January expecting to be sworn in until the cops drag him away.
He seems to be close to the borderline between sanity and insanity. I think he might snap and do something horrendous, like showing up on the Hill with a gun. Losing his position could be the impetus.
I too feel like Julie above. I have felt for some time this guy is just short of an Aurora or Virginia Tec.
Allen “Columbine” West. It does have a sort of ring to it, no?
Is Murphy the new Franken? Just sayin’…
I want that to happen.
Want what to happen? Do you mean West going berserk and killing people?