How Allen West blew it - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com

How Allen West blew it - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com: "“I think by the end of two years, people either really liked [West] or really disliked him,” said Klein, who coached Murphy in debate prep. “At the end of the day, more people decided they wanted a congressman who could get something done and were tired of the divisiveness.”

“West,” Klein said, “beat himself.”

Those close to West also said Obama’s surprisingly strong performance in South Florida helped to put Murphy over the top. Few of the congressman’s advisers anticipated that Obama, who won more than 50 percent of the vote in two of the three counties that comprise the 18th Congressional District, would have a turnout operation so superior to Romney’s. Obama’s power was particularly pronounced in St. Lucie County, where the president won 53 percent of the vote and Murphy trounced West."

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