BRIAN SKOLOFF | 04/13/10 11:55 PM | AP
BOCA RATON, FL — A Democratic state senator on Tuesday easily won the first U.S. House race since Congress passed a massive health care overhaul, beating a decidedly underdog Republican who tried to use the backlash against the measure to pull an upset.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Florida state Sen. Ted Deutch had 62 percent of the vote with only 35 percent for Republican Ed Lynch. The Associated Press called the race just about two hours after the polls closed.
Deutch, an attorney, and Lynch, a contractor, were vying to replace retiring Democratic liberal firebrand U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler.
"I have never before felt the way that I feel at this moment," Deutch said to cheering supporters.
"We've heard for months that tonight ... is a referendum on health care, it's a referendum on the (President Barack Obama) administration, it's a referendum on what direction this country is going," Deutch added. "Let me tell you something, what we learned today is that in Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida, the Democratic Party is alive and well."
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BOCA RATON, FL — A Democratic state senator on Tuesday easily won the first U.S. House race since Congress passed a massive health care overhaul, beating a decidedly underdog Republican who tried to use the backlash against the measure to pull an upset.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Florida state Sen. Ted Deutch had 62 percent of the vote with only 35 percent for Republican Ed Lynch. The Associated Press called the race just about two hours after the polls closed.
Deutch, an attorney, and Lynch, a contractor, were vying to replace retiring Democratic liberal firebrand U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler.
"I have never before felt the way that I feel at this moment," Deutch said to cheering supporters.
"We've heard for months that tonight ... is a referendum on health care, it's a referendum on the (President Barack Obama) administration, it's a referendum on what direction this country is going," Deutch added. "Let me tell you something, what we learned today is that in Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida, the Democratic Party is alive and well."
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/13/florida-special-election_n_535572.html
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