Robert Wexler ran unopposed in his Florida district in 2004 and 2006.
Not so this year, although his Republican opponent is far from stellar.
Will the revelation that Wexler hasn’t really lived in Florida over the past eight years be an impediment to victory in 2008? Will the fact that Florida apparently actually has one LESS representative and Maryland one MORE hurt Wexler’s chances in ’08?
The Purple Avenger, over at Ace of Spades HQ says, “Being a hard left democrat, and a high profile one at that, I'm guessing he weathers this one out in November...
"...Normally, one might consider perpetrating such a fraud on the voters in a district to be somewhat of an ethics problem. But this is the most ethical congress ever, so we know that can't be the case. Just rent an apartment, and 8 years of hoodwinking the voters will just be swept under the rug.”
Supporters of Wexler deride the fact that he’s claimed his in-law’s home near Delray Beach as his “home,” despite having his official PRIMARY RESIDENCE in Potomac, MD. From 1999 until the time he ultimately rents that apartment in his district later this year, as a “revenge tactic” by media opponents Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, who broke the story.
How about the good folks at the Palm Beach Post monitoring how much time Wexler actually spends in his “new primary address”?
Doesn’t “living in a district” mean spending at least fifty percent of your time residing there?
I think it does.
Not so this year, although his Republican opponent is far from stellar.
Will the revelation that Wexler hasn’t really lived in Florida over the past eight years be an impediment to victory in 2008? Will the fact that Florida apparently actually has one LESS representative and Maryland one MORE hurt Wexler’s chances in ’08?
The Purple Avenger, over at Ace of Spades HQ says, “Being a hard left democrat, and a high profile one at that, I'm guessing he weathers this one out in November...
"...Normally, one might consider perpetrating such a fraud on the voters in a district to be somewhat of an ethics problem. But this is the most ethical congress ever, so we know that can't be the case. Just rent an apartment, and 8 years of hoodwinking the voters will just be swept under the rug.”
Supporters of Wexler deride the fact that he’s claimed his in-law’s home near Delray Beach as his “home,” despite having his official PRIMARY RESIDENCE in Potomac, MD. From 1999 until the time he ultimately rents that apartment in his district later this year, as a “revenge tactic” by media opponents Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, who broke the story.
How about the good folks at the Palm Beach Post monitoring how much time Wexler actually spends in his “new primary address”?
Doesn’t “living in a district” mean spending at least fifty percent of your time residing there?
I think it does.
