RPOF Hits Allen Boyd over Social Security

Republican congressional candidate Steve Southerland is getting some help from the Republican Party of Florida in his bid to challenge vulnerable Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd.

On Tuesday, Ronnie Whitaker, the executive director of the RPOF, took aim at Boyd -- who won a Democratic primary overSenate Minority Leader Al Lawson of Tallahassee by the skin of his teeth -- over Social Security.

In 2005, Allen Boyd stood with President Bush and Republicans who advocated reforming our Social Security system, while protecting the benefits of current retirees, said Whitaker. But now, after barely surviving his Democrat primary, Allen Boyd is running to the left, using the Social Security reforms he once sponsored to attack his opponent, while further alienating the voters of Floridas Second Congressional District who dont support his flip-flops that led to him supporting the failed federal stimulus package and a government-run health-care experiment.

The record is clear. Steve Southerland believes we must keep our commitment to our seniors and those planning to retire soon with Social Security and Medicare benefits, he added. Allen Boyd has once again flip-flopped, turning his back on his district to instead support the left-wing agenda of Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi.

Republicans have targeted Boyd, seeing him as one of the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress.