“If you’re looking for someone to run Moveon.org, to contribute to Huffington Post or to appear on MSNBC, Alan Grayson is your man,” said Graham. “He would give Republicans a lot of will to run a race.”

Kitchens argued that Grayson’s national email list would provide an invaluable fundraising base and supporter network should Grayson decide to run again – and that there was little reason not to keep it active.

“I think it’s an incredible asset for a campaign and he doesn’t want it to go away and to have to rebuild it,” Kitchens said…

Florida’s still-undrawn new congressional map might be the ultimate determinant in whether Grayson runs again. Key to Grayson’s decision, said Kitchens, will be whether Orlando picks up a new seat in redistricting. The state is gaining two seats in the current round of reapportionment.