Shhhhh
by digby
Don’t tell anyone:
Republicans like a politician who stands up for what he believes — even if he believes the Republican Party is populated by a bunch of “knuckle-dragging Neanderthals.” The candidate leading the Florida GOP primary to determine who will take on Rep. Alan Grayson, the Democrat who represents the Orlando-based district, is none other than Grayson himself, according to a poll paid for by his campaign. Grayson is a freshman congressman who has drawn scorn from the GOP and has quickly built a nationwide following of progressives.
I think anyone who has the guts to speak to people’s frustration and anger in a coherent fashion is likely to be respected by his or her constituents. (More than half of populism is attitude and if you can’t muster that, you can’t make people believe you.)
Grayson is a very smart guy, in command of the facts who knows how to communicate with passion and conviction. One would have thought that was a requirement in politics, but it turns out it isn’t. He’s unusual and it’s too bad for the Democrats that he is. They need more like him.
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