Florida’s West Flays Opponent as He Sees Communists in House
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U.S. Representative Allen West calls his opponent a “spoiled brat.” That’s mild compared to what he says about his colleagues, terming one despicable and “not a lady” and 78 of them communists.
The 51-year-old retired Army lieutenant colonel, one of two black Republicans in the House, has raised more money than any candidate for the chamber except Speaker John Boehner. West is spending much of it on personal attacks against his opponent, 29-year-old Patrick Murphy, a first-time candidate who is responding in kind.