Boyd trails in primary - er... or so says challenger's "internals"

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I hear this is true and have read so also, but can't remember the numbers of the article. Anyway.

[Linus Van Pelt]

Well, with evidence like that, safe Rand Paul.

A little more seriously, though, Tallahassee + 22% Black + the whole Obama/tea-party scene maybe leading Dixiecrat types to finally realize what party they should be in = a primary electorate that may not be all that Boyd-friendly.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

http://allawsonforcongress.com/main/?p=106

Al Lawson - 34.9%
Allen Boyd - 30.7%

Obama actually did a percent or so worse in FL-02 than Kerry, so I doubt a black state senator is going to be knocking off the entrenched incumbent.

[Lunar]

http://allawsonforcongress.com/main/?p=106

Al Lawson - 34.9%
Allen Boyd - 30.7%

Obama actually did a percent or so worse in FL-02 than Kerry, so I doubt a black state senator is going to be knocking off the entrenched incumbent.

The primary has a high % of AA's tho

[ajc0918]

Please knock Boyd out. That would almost guarantee a R pickup... maybe...

[Sam Spade]

Boyd definitely deserves to be watched in my book.  Not just in the primary, as odd as it may sound.

[Mr.Phips]

http://allawsonforcongress.com/main/?p=106

Al Lawson - 34.9%
Allen Boyd - 30.7%

Obama actually did a percent or so worse in FL-02 than Kerry, so I doubt a black state senator is going to be knocking off the entrenched incumbent.

The primary has a high % of AA's tho

Actually, this district has a lot of old Dixiecrats still registered as Democrats that would likely support Boyd over a black candidate in the primary.  They may even be a majority of the Democratic primary voters here. 

[ajc0918]

Here's the main GOP candidates:

Carl Meece:
http://www.carlmeece.com/

Eddie Hendry:
http://www.eddiehendryforcongress.com/

Also, don't forget the 'Whig' candidate:
Paul McKain
http://www.paulmckain.com/

[Lunar]

Good point on the Dixiecrats.

Boyd definitely deserves to be watched in my book.  Not just in the primary, as odd as it may sound.

indeed, but with two caveats
-Beating back a liberal challenger in the primary will probably help Boyd show that he's not part of Barack Obama's agenda
- The primary could force Boyd to the left...didn't he vote to release the second half of the stimulus spending or something right after the challenger emerged five-ish months ago?  Boyd doesn't seem worried as he's been voting not too differently from Melancon or Childers or Minnick of late.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Lawson isn't even that much farther to the left than Boyd.

[Linus Van Pelt]

For what it's worth, the presidential "primary" here was Obama 37, Clinton 34, Edwards 24 (the second-highest in the state for Edwards).