Alan Grayson tried to adopt Republican tactics to a Democratic congressional strategy without success. Grayson’s willingness to make politically wrong statements about the Republican opposition attracted awareness beyond his FL legislative district. Grayson’s partisan zeal did not keep him from getting reelected and he described the conquer of his party on a national level the fruits of "appeasement".
Grayson and his thoughts
U.S Rep Alan Grayson had been a rich lawyer in Orlando, Fla. when he ran for Congress in 2008. He has had troubles with those who opposed him from day one. The saying, "Don't get sick and if you do get sick, die quickly," is the Republican alternatives to the health care bill. "K street whore" and "Bozo the Spokesman" are a couple of of terms Grayson has been caught using when refereeing to those who hold different views of his own.
"Taliban Dan" and it's misshaped idea
Grayson finally meet his match after this term. He is remembered most within the 2010 midterm elections for a campaign ad characterizing his Republican opponent, Daniel Webster, a member of the Florida legislature for 28 years, as “Taliban Dan.” That nickname might have contributed to Grayson's 17 point margin lose at the midterm elections.
Grayson blames his own party
A week after his resounding defeat, Webster was still in the national spotlight, throwing more bombs. He contradicted the standard explanation of the Democrats 60-seat setback in the House. While most pundits are saying that the Democrats tried to do too much, Grayson said Democrats weren’t aggressive enough. Grayson feels that there was too much trying to make every person happy instead of doing what needed to be done, and that this contributed to a weak political society.
Citations
Politico
politico.com/news/stories/1110/44715.html
Miami Herald
miamiherald.com/2010/11/02/1905330/grayson-loses-central-fla-congressional.html
Democracy Now
democracynow.org/seo/2010/11/5/rep_alan_grayson_bi_partisanship_has
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