’)A shot across the bow.
In one of the few announced primary races on the Democratic side, Rep. Allen Boyd, a Florida Blue Dog who voted against the House health care bill, is already trailing state Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson in a two-way race.
Lawson leads Boyd 35-31 in the poll, conducted by The Research Network, with the rest undecided. Allen Boyd’s re-elect number is just 39%, and his job approval number is 44.5%. While Boyd has generally good favorability numbers, Lawson’s numbers are sky-high, with a 47.5% favorability and just 12.4% unfavorable. By contrast, Boyd is up to 38% unfavorable. The poll screened for likely voters, and has a fairly large margin of error of ± 4.6%.
If you’re a Democrat, you vote for health care reform, period. If you vote no, the Democratic party will abandon you and the GOP will blow you up anyway.
everything is socialism to Boyd except his 174k salary and federal employee health benefits
Lets really hit Allen Boyd in the guts and donate to Al Lawson http://www.allawsonforcongress.com/ .
Plus Boyd’s on the Wrong Side of History. That’s one thing I don’t really get about Health Care Reform or Gay Marriage (or Medicare or Civil Rights or anti Iraq Invasion etc. etc.). I guess some legislators are too far gone wingnut or live in too far gone wingnut districts/states or have too much dough coming in from Big Money, but sheesh, History will come calling at some point. Do the Right Thing.