It turns out smearing your mainstream Republican, Baptist opponent as Talibanesque by altering video of him doesn’t play that well in a moderate House district or among Independents.

Thanks to his ridiculous rhetoric and just-released “Taliban Dan” ad, Rep. Alan Grayson is now running seven points behind Republican Dan Webster, according to a Sunshine State Poll.

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