Allen West takes the lead in key Florida Congressional battle

Dave Weigel, and on-again/off-again friend of the libertarian movement, and Columnist for the Washington Post, reports:

The campaign of Col. Allen West (ret.), probably the 2010 congressional candidate with the biggest Republican fan base, releases an internal survey that has him leading by 2 points, 44 to 42 percent, over Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.). West ran in 2008 and got 45 percent of the vote, boosted by support from national conservatives but lacking real backing from the national party. This time he's got the support of the NRCC; this should be one of the 40 seats Republicans win if they take control of the House in November.

The District includes parts of Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale.) West is supported by prominent friends of liberty such as Ayn Randist Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs.

West has been labeled a "right-wing libertarian" (Crooks & Liars) for his staunch opposition to Islamo-Fascism and support for free market capitalism.

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