Lois Frankel Out-Raises Patrick Murphy During Last Quarter in Bid to Take On Allen West

[Freddie Stubbs]

Shortly after we posted the announcement from the Patrick Murphy campaign about the hopeful Democratic challenger raising $330,000 last quarter -- $1.1 million total -- we got word from the camp of Lois Frankel, the other Democrat in the race, striking back.

Frankel's campaign announced that the former West Palm Beach mayor hauled in $415,000 in the third quarter, which, according to Federal Election Commission filings, also puts her around $1.1 million total.

That would appear to be an indicator of a hot primary race for the chance to take on Tea Party titan Rep. Allen West.

"It's clear to me that folks are fed up with the paralysis in Washington caused by tea party extremist like Allen West," Frankel says in the announcement. "People are looking for a leader who knows how to get people back to work. We are taking nothing for granted in our fight to replace Allen West."

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