Gwen Graham Campaign Ranked as One of the Nation's Best

Roll Call released its list of the best congressional campaigns of the 2014 elections on Monday and gave high marks to Democrat Gwen Graham who defeated U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., last week.

Roll Call wrote the following about Graham's campaign:

She was House Democrats best recruit of the cycle -- a fundraising machine who went on television 20 weeks before Election Day in the 2nd District. Even more to her credit, Graham won the Florida Panhandle in a wave year for Republicans.

Graham had help from her father, former Sen. Bob Graham, in her underdog bid to unseat Republican Rep. Steve Southerland II. But she also had a formidable lieutenant running her campaign, Julia Gill Woodward.

For example, ahead of an early fall debate, the event organizer denied Woodwards request for reserved seating on the front row. So she asked 28 staffers and volunteers to arrive 3 hours before the debate doors opened. At the debate, Southerland was forced to stare at an entire front row of Graham loyalists, including Bob Graham and former first lady Adele Graham.

The entire list can be read here.