GOP Rep. Bill Young's decision to retire after a staggering 22 terms creates the first Toss Up open seat House race of the 2014 cycle. Symbolically and mathematically, this is a setback for Republicans at a tricky time: Young is the longest-serving Republican in the House (first elected in 1970), recently came out for a "clean" continuing resolution, and is a proven political icon who thrives electorally in what would otherwise be a highly competitive St. Petersburg area district.Florida Republicans drew this district strategically in both 2002 and 2012 to carve out the African-American neighborhoods of St. Petersburg into a nearby heavily Democratic seat across Tampa Bay in order to preserve their advantage here. Still, this suburban seat is closely divided: President Obama carried FL-13 with 51 percent in 2008 and 50 percent in 2012. This is just one of 17 districts that voted for Obama in 2012 but elected a Republican member (Young took 58 percent).The leading Democrat in the race is attorney Jessica Ehrlich, who took 42 percent against Young in 2012 after raising $529,000 with the help
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