Cook Report moves Florida-8 congressional race with Alan Grayson from ‘Toss-up’ to ‘leans Republican’

What a disaster that “Taliban Dan” ad by Alan Grayson has turned out to be. The New York Times for example shows has a graph showing Webster and Grayson’s chances of winning the seat for Florida’s 8th congressional district in Orlando. Check out what happened to Grayson’s chances right after the “Taliban Dan Webster” ad started running in late September:
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What a plunge! I guess thats what you call effective progressive advertising. As such the New York Times also now predicts that Daniel Webster will win this race by nearly 4 points. Right before this Grayson’s ad came out, they basically had the predicted outcome tied. One week Grayson would have a small lead, the next week Webster would have a small lead. Yet, the New York Times still rates this race as a “Toss-up.” The much more reliable Cook Political report a href=”http://hotair.com/archives/2010/10/09/cook-moves-graysons-district-to-leans-republican/” target=”_blank”>however has moved this race to “Leans-Republican” though. The Orlando Sentinel posted what Charlie Cook said, via the Republican Party of Florida:

Lean Republican. Like a bad disease, this race is so toxic thanks to Grayson that both parties wish they could quarantine it. And House Democrats, who point to Grayson’s self-funding capabilities as an excuse not to get involved, basically can. But for now, the preponderance of evidence suggests that Grayson’s scorched earth “Taliban Dan” attacks against GOP state Sen. Dan Webster are backfiring. Editorial boards have excoriated Grayson for taking Webster’s words grossly out of context by rolling footage of Webster saying “she should submit to me,” when Webster had actually warned husbands against that advice. As one Republican noted, painting Webster as anti-woman is a curious line of attack considering Grayson referred to a lobbyist as a “K Street whore” just last year.

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October 9, 2010 · Filed Under 2010 Elections, Alan Grayson


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  • Mary

    So glad Mr. arrogant is getting his just deserts. He’s an elitist oaf and deserves it all!

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  • wayne merisotis

    thank you congressman grayson for having the guts to stand up for the average american and fight these ruthless monopolistic health insurance companies,in 10 years my premim went from 50 dollars permonth to 1200 dollars per month,however youve made a lot of enemies,health insurance money is pouring int support for their boy webster.