Wexler joins Deutch in endorsing Rader in contested Democratic state Senate primary
by George Bennett | May 3rd, 2012
Wexler
Rader, a former state House member from Delray Beach, is running against current Democratic state Reps. Mack Bernard and Jeff Clemens for the Riviera Beach-to-Boynton Beach Senate district.
About one-third of the district’s voters are black and many of them are represented in the House by Bernard, who is black. Many of the district’s coastal precincts are now represented in the House by Clemens.
The district also includes the Democrat-leaning condos of Century Village, Cypress Lakes and Golden Lakes, which have been represented in Congress by Wexler and now Deutch. The condos were part of an old Senate district where Rader won a 2010 primary but lost in the general election to Republican Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto.
Rader, who had been challenging Democratic state Sen. Maria Sachs in a Palm Beach-Broward district, jumped into the District 27 race this week.
Says Wexler in a statement released today: “I am proud to endorse Kevin Rader and look forward to actively helping him win this election. Kevin is the Democrat we need in the State Senate!”
Tags: Jeff Clemens, Kevin Rader, Mack Bernard
May 3rd, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Wow! What a shock! What a surprise! Next Aaronson tells the condo clubs how to vote and they sheepishly follow. Then Mack and Clemens are accused of anti-semitism. Ho-hum, just another election in good ole Palm Beach County.
May 3rd, 2012 at 9:14 pm
The good ol’ boys club at work. Jeff Clemons is a far superior candidate than Kevin Rader but, apparently, he’s not in the club.
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:04 pm
It’s not about being a superior candidate. It’s about promises made and kept.
But the good news is that the people in central Palm Beach County resent this kind of politics. Wexler and Deutch don’t have the pull in West Palm they have in Boca or Delray. People here vote for good candidates, not who they are told to.
So sorry, Kevin. You’re clearly not the best candidate here.
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Clemens isn’t in the club? Then he has my vote.
I don’t want an elected official who is in the club. I want one who votes against the big corporations that are influencing politics and government in this state and country.
So Rader is funded by insurance companies and supported by south County folks?
And Mack Bernard is funded by school voucher kingpins and big business in Tallahassee?
Well, that makes this an easy call.
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Looks like Burt Aronson delivered what he promised: Ted Deutch, Robert Wexler and watch: Century Village WPB & Boca. A three-way race means that Rader wins. Game over. Mack Bernard should go back to the house.
May 4th, 2012 at 3:51 am
Not about to let myself be beaten over the head with a club. This endorsement just strengthens my determination to do what I can to help Jeff Clemens.
May 4th, 2012 at 7:11 am
The Jewish political machine is a racist cabal that has not only never supported an African-American candidate, but has always worked against us.
Wake up!
May 4th, 2012 at 7:47 am
The funny part is that by both endorsements….Rader is in more trouble than he started. It is a black district and Bernard’s record is bad. Clemens chances are slim because he can’t raise money and he thinks he is a rock star. Reality check….4th person needs to jump in the race.
May 4th, 2012 at 10:28 am
@Heather…you clearly don’t know what your talking about as evidenced by your many misinformed posts…Mack Bernard has passed far more bills that benefit working families than either of his opponents. And, he has fought hard for projects that create jobs here at home, like the Inland Port.
May 4th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Were I a candidate for public office I would not want an endorsement from a man who resigned from congress just a few hours after being interviewed by the FBI.
He is also supporting the Palestians
against Israel. I wonder how that will play in the Jewish communities.
May 5th, 2012 at 11:47 am
This will be a good political fight. I guess someone needs a job?
May 6th, 2012 at 3:48 am
If Wexler endorses someone, that’s a pretty solid clue you need to vote for anyone but.