Freshman Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson announced today that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. would headline a luncheon for him later this month, a clear sign that Democrats are preparing for a tough fight in Florida's 8th District.
The Aug. 19 luncheon for Grayson features Biden, Sen. Bill Nelson, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and other local figures.
Grayson instantly became a top election target when he defeated Republican incumbent Ric Keller in 2008 in the competitive Orlando-area district.
Republicans argue that Grayson is too liberal for the district, which supported Barack Obama with 52 percent of the vote in the 2008 presidential race. Several local Republican officials are mulling bids, including state House speaker Larry Cretul, Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty and state Rep. Stephen Precourt, though they have not officially entered the race.
CQ Politics rates the race Leans Democratic.
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Boy, that will be a BIG help. Good thing Grayson isn't wheel-chair bound. Talk about perpetual foot-in-mouth disease!
Did former state Senator Daniel Webster pull is name out of the running for the GOP nomination?
Posted by: NObama
| August 13, 2009 9:16 AM
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