Lt. Col. Allen West Wins!

Ron Klein and Allen West set for contentious general election battle

Voters in Broward and Palm Beach counties set the table for a vicious political food fight in November – the race between U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, and challenger Allen West, R-Plantation.

Each candidate easily won his party’s nomination. Klein crushed Paul Francis Renneisen and West easily bested David Brady.

With half the precincts counted shortly before 10 p.m., Klein had 84 percent of the Democratic primary vote.

With half the precincts counted shortly befoare 10 p.m., West had 76 percent of the Republican primary vote.

In other news, it looks like McLame will be going back to the Senate for another six years.

Dammit.