Allen West Finally Concedes

[democrattotheend]

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Source: Palm Beach Post

Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West announced this morning that he won’t challenge Democrat Patrick Murphy’s narrow victory in their nationally watched battle for the Palm Beach-Treasure Coast congressional District 18 seat.

“While many questions remain unanswered, today I am announcing that I will take no further action to contest the outcome of this election,” West said in a statement released early this morning to The Palm Beach Post.

West later made his concession Fox-official by appearing briefly on Fox & Friends at about 6:15 a.m.

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Until now, West has refused to concede, citing admitted errors by St. Lucie County in its initial tallying of more than 37,000 ballots from early voting. West finally succeeded in getting the county to conduct a full retabulation of its early ballots, but the recount failed to reduce Murphy’s margin to the 0.5 percent or closer that would push the race into a full recount of the entire district.


Read more: http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/11/allen-west-concedes-congratulates-patrick-murphy/

[William769]

1. GOOD!

That asshole has caused enough shit in Florida. He may have lost but this one will not be forgotten anytime soon. He will make sure of that.

[reflection]

2. "Don't go away mad, Mr. West. Just go away." n/t

[freshwest]

5. +1

[sickwidit]

3. We knew you lost

two weeks ago!

Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, good bye!

[dexterborg]

4. ABOUT TIME!!!

This has been coming too long lol
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[hrmjustin]

13. Welcome to DU!

[4 more years]

6. Head case must go.

This is a typical tea party candidate, just a head case. Fox news is in his future.

[W T F]

7. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[fightthegoodfightnow]

8. Good Riddance

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[hay rick]

9. Time for a victory lap.

Na na na na, Na na na na, Hay Hay, kiss him goodbye.

My diary from the Patrick Murphy campaign: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021798362

[NoGOPZone]

10. The only unanswered question is how he got elected in the first place nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. Answer: Low turnout among Democrats and Independents, high turnout from Tea Partiers.

The "Tea Party revolution" was an abberation, but a costly one.

[hay rick]

16. He still got 49.6% of the vote.

We have a lot of uninformed and misinformed voters. And clowns like West, who are willing to toe the plutocratic line, have a ton of money available for their campaigns. He outspent Murphy more than 4 to 1. A slightly less unhinged candidate promoting the same nonsense probably could have won.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

15. This

[calimary]

12. See ya, sucka!

And don't loot your office on the way out. That stuff belongs to us taxpayers. Just like your ass does.

[Panasonic]

14. Good. Shut up and go the fuck away.

Preferably to Somalia.

[muriel_volestrangler]

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