Although Blue Dog honcho Heath Shuler and ex-Blue Dog DCCC honcho Steve Israel are running around Florida looking for conservative Democrats to run for the GOP-held congressional seats that were lost in November-- primarily by conservative Democrats-- Blue America is happy to offer a forum for a progressive Democrat who is already officially in the race against healthcare hypocrite Sandy Adams. This afternoon Digby, John and I will be live blogging with Nicholas Ruiz III, the first congressional candidate endorsed by the Blue America PAC for the 2012 cycle.
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http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2011/02/blue-america-has-first-congressional.htmlRepublican Sandy Adams was elected to FL-24 in 2010, defeating incumbent one-term Democrat Suzanne Kosmas. According to Wikipedia, FL-24 "includes portions of Brevard (including Titusville), Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties."