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Republicans say DSCC endorsement of Patrick Murphy will ‘backfire’

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Establishment Democrats endorsing Patrick Murphy in his Senate bid ā€“ including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid ā€“ will surely backfire in 2016, predicts the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Murphy, who is seeking Marco Rubioā€™s seat as RubioĀ runs for president, received a significant establishment endorsement Monday from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Both Reid and DSCC Chair U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana have given PAC money to the Jupiter Democratā€™s campaign. NRSC’s email blasting the endorsementĀ comes with the header that…

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Alan Grayson will “probably yes” run for U.S. Senate

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Outspoken U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson will ā€œprobably yesā€ run for U.S. Senate in 2016, leading to an ideological primary battle against the announced candidate Patrick Murphy, a more centrist Democrat. Grayson, an Orlando Democrat popular in liberal circles, made the comment during an online Democracy Now! video. Asked whether he’s planning to run for the seat vacated by Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for his presidential campaign, Grayson said, ā€œIā€™m giving it a lot of attention. The answer is probably…

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Break over, Congress faces fights over Medicare, Iran, AG nomination

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Racing the calendar, Senate leaders are pushing toward congressional approval of a bipartisan compromise that reshapes how Medicare pays physicians as lawmakers return from a spring break tangled up in domestic and foreign policy disputes. Republican and Democratic senators are trying to influence an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, and there’s a fight over abortion. Also, President Barack Obama is awaiting Senate action on his long-delayed nomination of federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch to become attorney general. For Senate Democrats, the…

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National Review: Why I am not worried about Marco Rubio yet

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From National Review: Lots of readers are looking at new polls in Florida and getting worried about Marco Rubio.Ā Iā€™m not, yet. Iā€™d like to see Rubio leading, obviously, but a couple of things are jumping out at me in recent polling. 1.Ā DemocratsĀ are wavering between Crist and Meek. Until April, Kendrick Meek was above 20 percent in a three-way matchup; since then, the bottom has fallen out; in the last four, heā€™s hit 15, 17, 15, and 14 percent. This is…

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National Review: Why I am not worried about Marco Rubio yet

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From National Review: Lots of readers are looking at new polls in Florida and getting worried about Marco Rubio.Ā Iā€™m not, yet. Iā€™d like to see Rubio leading, obviously, but a couple of things are jumping out at me in recent polling. 1.Ā DemocratsĀ are wavering between Crist and Meek. Until April, Kendrick Meek was above 20 percent in a three-way matchup; since then, the bottom has fallen out; in the last four, heā€™s hit 15, 17, 15, and 14 percent. This is…

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White House isn’t flirting with Charlie Crist

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Contrary to rumors and published reports, the White House and senior Democrats aren’t retracting their pledges of support for Rep. Kendrick Meek, their favorite Democrat running for Senate in Florida. Gov. Charlie Crist, now running as an independent, let it be known that Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader, had telephoned him, leading to a rush of speculation that Democrats didn’t want to alienate someone who could potentially caucus with them. That’s true, to a point, but Reid’s aides insist…

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White House isn’t flirting with Charlie Crist

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Contrary to rumors and published reports, the White House and senior Democrats aren’t retracting their pledges of support for Rep. Kendrick Meek, their favorite Democrat running for Senate in Florida. Gov. Charlie Crist, now running as an independent, let it be known that Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader, had telephoned him, leading to a rush of speculation that Democrats didn’t want to alienate someone who could potentially caucus with them. That’s true, to a point, but Reid’s aides insist…

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