Will Tea Party candidate make any impact on Bill Young’s race?

We reported on Sunday that Pinellas County Congressman Bill Young has ended whatever suspense remained, and in fact he will run for re-election for his 20th term representing Florida's 10th Congressional District.

He's expected to have his toughest fight in a long time , with Democratic State Senator Charlie Justice already tossing out incendiary press releases bashing Young for his profligate spending ways over the years.

Young will also face GOP competition from Eric Forcade, who comes from the Tea Party movement.   Forcade says that he believes Young "represents the status quo," and says that the people are tired of it.

This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2010.