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From Florida’s Shark Tank
Allen West for President in 2012? – POLL
by Javier Manjarres
With no clear-cut front runner emerging from the current field of GOP Presidential candidates, many GOP voters are expressing the sentiment that none of the announced Republican candidates for President have that much coveted “wow factor” or buzz surrounding their candidacy. With ‘Tea Party’ favorite Congresswoman Michele Bachmann possibly days away from a formal announcement of her candidacy, and with former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lurking in the shadows with unknown intentions, many are hoping that one of two could spark that much needed fire throughout the GOP electorate.
But this opening leaves the door open for other candidates like- and yes, I know I said before I would try to refrain from mentioning his name when writing about Republican Presidential hopefuls- Congressman Allen West. His huge popularity with grassroots conservatives, along with his uncanny ‘matter-of-fact’ demeanor and gifted oratory skills would immediately stand out amongst the current crop of candidates. There are already several “‘Draft Allen West for President” online campaigns that are feverishly working overtime in the hopes of trying to draft the freshman Congressman from Florida into the race.
West has indicated before that running for President or any higher office would not be solely up to him. He said that such a decision would be in God’s hands, and he also said that his wife would have something to say about it as well. It’s likely that I will be receiving a flood of phone calls in response to this piece, so the Shark phone will be turned off indefinitely.
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83%…. that’s all? I expected much higher:)
That’s 87.33 percent. Your instincts are right even if your eyesight is a little off! 😉
I have a question re: the 22nd Dist. poll with 87% responding that they are willing to let West out of his obligation to represent them. Where is this information coming from? Who conducted the poll? How recently? Was this a telephone survey, or is there something in writing? How large was the sample? Thanks.
Hi Pamdale,
You would have to ask Javier Manjarres, the author of that post and the owner of The Shark Tank. And I’m not certain that this poll was done exclusive to the citizens of FL 22. This political blog has a widespread readership that goes beyond FL 22.
Also, the poll did not ask participants if they would let West out of his obligation to represent them. Reread the post I put up. You’ll not find wording that would even give that impression.