An ethics investigation hasn’t stopped a Democrat yet.
Via Fox News:
Florida could be a swing state this year in more ways than one.
While the state plays a famously decisive role in presidential races, its voters are poised to be power-brokers in the 2016 battle for control of the Senate – as the seat being left by ex-presidential candidate Marco Rubio becomes fiercely contested.
The seat is one of several Democrats hope to flip in November in their quest to regain the majority. But first, they’ll have to slog through what is becoming a raucous primary fight between the combative and controversial Rep. Alan Grayson, who is facing an ethics inquiry in D.C., and Rep. Patrick Murphy.
And with Grayson picking up steam in the primary, Democratic leaders may now be worried that if he wins the nomination, it could hurt their chances of picking up the seat in the fall. None other than President Obama and Vice President Biden already have endorsed Murphy in the race – as recent polling shows Murphy doing far better than Grayson in general election match-ups against Republicans.
For that reason, some Republicans appear to be rooting for Grayson to pull it out.
“It would be great to have a Hillary Clinton and an Alan Grayson on the ticket. It would be a dream race to have as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida,” Blaise Ingoglia, Florida GOP chairman, told FoxNews.com.
Murphy is turning up the heat, though, as he tries to blunt Grayson’s primary momentum.
The congressman called on Grayson to quit the House this week after the Office of Congressional Ethics issued a report saying “there is substantial reason to believe” Grayson violated the law and House rules with various activities, including apparently lending his name to a hedge fund and getting compensated by the fund, according to the report.