Reply #74: There is a difference digby avoids

[quaker bill]

When comparing Kosmas and Grayson, one needs to consider context. It is not as simple as suggested.

Alex Sink(dem) candidate for Governor lost Kosmas' district badly, but won Grayson's District easily and by a large margin. Democratic Party voters turned out in Grayson's district in sufficient numbers for him to win. They just voted for Webster.

In Kosmas' district the margin in the Governor's race and the House race were nearly the same. In Grayson's district the margins were massively different.

The divide, I am afraid is not so much liberal / conservative as it is that this community simply does not like showboats. I personally enjoyed most of Grayson's stuff, however when you look at the representatives this district has produced over the last 30 years (Frey, McCollum, and Keller) charisma does not come to mind. These men were nearly uniquely forgettable, you basically did not know much about them at all, except their name would be on the ballot each time and you would get the occasional piece of franking in the mailbox. Dan Webster is cut from that bolt of bland gray cloth, Grayson wasn't.

I am sure the pundits have another take, but I have been a resident of this district since 1966.