Dems In 4 of the Top 5 Most Vulnerable FL Congressional Seats: Kosmas Still Rated Most Vulnerable

RPOF Press Release - July 29, 2010
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Ron Klein, Alan Grayson and Allen Boyd Round Out the Top 5

From the St. Petersburg Times Buzz Blog:
The Buzz’ House Race Rankings: The Second Installment

For the first time since May 19, the Buzz is offering a ranking of the six U.S. House seats that are most vulnerable to a party switch this fall.
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As always, the rankings are based on interviews with a range of political practitioners and independent observers. We consider the state's other 19 House seats to be safe …

1. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach. (Previous ranking: 1) Kosmas’ underlying vulnerability hasn’t changed – she’s still a freshman representing a modestly GOP-leaning district who first voted against the Democratic health care bill and later for it, irritating both sides in the process.
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3. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton. (Previous ranking: 6) One of the most stunning fundraising numbers anywhere this quarter– not just in Florida – was the $1.4 million raked in by Allen West, the GOP challenger to Klein, a second-term Democrat who raised only about one-third as much over the same period. The African-American ex-Army colonel raised much of his money from out-of-state donors, thanks to a well-developed network of supporters who have responded to his firebrand conservative style. West now has a warchest of $2.2 million…

4. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando. (Previous ranking: 2-tied) …Grayson took a PR hit when news reports questioned whether he was secretly supporting a Tea Party entity that could help split the GOP vote in his district as well as others across the state.

5. Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello. (Previous ranking: 2-tied) Boyd, a conservative "Blue Dog" Democrat representing a Republican-leaning district, isn’t out of the woods yet thanks to the likelihood of a strong GOP wave…Boyd will still have to worry about Democratic turnout in an off-year election; as we said in May, this is precisely the kind of seat that tipped from Democratic to Republican in 1994. So while we’ve lowered Boyd on our rankings this month, his vulnerability could easily rise again as Election Day nears.
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