From the state that put Allen West on the political map, and sorta-kinda gave George W. Bush the White House in 2000, comes last night's House special election. The Dems had Alex Sink, a well-respected lady who ran for governor in 2010 and had the full backing of the party machinery. The Republicans had former Washington lobbyist David Jolly who apparently ran a terrible campaign, to the point where there was anonymous sniping in the media leading up to the election, per
“Listen, I’ve stood here after losing some special elections. I’ve tried to put lipstick on a pig, and it’s still a pig,” the Speaker told reporters.
Adding "but you put some lipstick on a chicken, and that's a whole new ballgame."
I had a sinking feeling about this race when all the Koch money started to flow in
unfortunately, the tide had turned in the campaign
IOW she acted like a typical cowardly Dem
Her husband lost to Jeb, she lost to Scott, and now this. Could not see this coming.
it's sad that she lost, but it's all water under the bridge now
“Listen, I’ve stood here after losing some special elections. I’ve tried to put lipstick on a pig, and it’s still a pig,” the Speaker told reporters.
Adding "but you put some lipstick on a chicken, and that's a whole new ballgame."