It wasn’t that long ago, that Allen Boyd’s seat was considered safe. Even after his health care flip:
2 (tie). Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello. Boyd, a conservative “Blue Dog” Democrat, is well-funded and has survived seven terms in a Panhandle district not especially friendly to Democrats. Like Kosmas, he faces a weak Republican field led by funeral-home owner Scott Southerland, but this is precisely the kind of seat that tipped from Democrat to Republican in 1994.

This take is a behind the actual news cycle of the campaign. First, Boyd may not even be the Democrat nominee. Al Lawson is currently favored to beat him.

Most reporters enjoy making light of the fact that Steve Southerland is a funeral home owner. Unlike most Democrats, Southerland is a business owner and understands things like making a payroll. This is an appealing thing amongst voters right now.

The field can be called a weak field because it is filled with political novices, another fact that voters like. The primary will serve to make the winner stronger and the candidate whom emerges as the winner will be a much better candidate than they are now.

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