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In reply to the discussion: Does today's Democratic Party speak for you? [View all]QC
(26,371 posts)The Panhandle is basically Teabagger Heaven, so even the Democrats here can be pretty repugnant.
For years, I did have a Democratic congressman here, Allen Boyd, but he was the only Democrat in either house of Congress to support Bush's Social Security privatization effort. He wasn't quite right wing enough for this district, though, so he was defeated by Steve Southerland during The Great Teabagger Tantrum of 2010.
Southerland is a wingnut of the worst sort, except that he's at least not openly hateful. He was born into wealth but imagines that he clawed his way to the top through sheer force of will, something that most rich kids think. Southerland famously complained during a town hall meeting that he was not being paid enough for what he has to put up with as a member of congress.
Can you see why I had no choice but to vote for Boyd, even though I had to hold my nose so hard I nearly suffocated?