{"id":3698,"date":"2012-07-26T15:24:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T18:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=3698"},"modified":"2012-07-26T15:24:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T18:24:49","slug":"who-will-be-the-gop-pick-to-take-on-grayson-in-house-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/who-will-be-the-gop-pick-to-take-on-grayson-in-house-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will be the GOP pick to take on Grayson in House race?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Republicans have not approached Grayson&#8217;s fundraising success. Qui\u00f1ones, for example, reported $155,000 in donations for the same period, and Melendez&#8217;s campaign said he raised $90,000. But in 2010, Grayson lost his seat in Congress despite a huge financial advantage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aubrey Jewett, an associate professor of political science at UCF, said the Hispanic population, because it skews Democratic, is unlikely to have a major impact in determining the GOP candidate but could prove crucial to choosing the eventual winner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;While the district overall is over 40 percent Hispanic, that doesn&#8217;t mean the Republican electorate in this primary is,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think, in general, if one of the Hispanic candidates gets through, they will present the biggest challenge to Grayson. Usually, ethnicity and race wins out over partisanship in a lot of voters&#8217; minds.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qui\u0148ones could be in position to benefit from that dynamic. An attorney whose practice focuses on mediation, he&#8217;s familiar to Osceola voters, and part of the district overlaps with areas he represented in the state House beginning in 2002 and on the County Commission since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>During forums and debates sponsored by Republican organizations, he has been touting his &#8220;record of leadership&#8221; in both offices.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.orlandosentinel.com\/2012-07-14\/news\/os-congress-ninth-district-preview-20120714_1_alan-grayson-hispanic-candidates-hispanic-population\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republicans have not approached Grayson&#8217;s fundraising success. Qui\u00f1ones, for example, reported $155,000 in donations for the same period, and Melendez&#8217;s campaign said he raised $90,000. But in 2010, Grayson lost his seat in Congress despite a huge financial advantage. 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