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Florida GOP seeks to showcase Patrick Murphy’s love affair with Obamacare

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As U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy starts the first day of his U.S. Senate bid, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) welcomed the Jupiter Democrat to the race by showcasing one notable coincidence. Murphy joined the race on the fifth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. “The RPOF warmly welcomes liberal-insider Patrick Murphy into the race for the U.S. Senate,” said RPOF Chair Blaise Ingoglia in a statement.  “We also applaud him for the impeccable timing of this announcement, as it comes on the…

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Ted Deutch endorses Patrick Murphy in Senate bid

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U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has received an early endorsement this morning on the first day of his campaign for U.S. Senate. U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, who represents Florida’s 21st Congressional District, released a statement of support for the Jupiter Democrat, who announced today he is seeking Marco Rubio’s Senate seat. Rubio will vacate the seat if he chooses to run for president in 2016. “I am proud to endorse my friend, colleague, and fellow Democrat Patrick Murphy for the United States…

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Florida Democrats give warm welcome to Patrick Murphy in Senate run

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After announcing his bid for Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat on Monday, Florida U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy received a warm welcome from Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant. “Patrick Murphy is a champion for middle class families, and his commonsense approach to the tough issues facing Florida and our country has earned him praise from all corners,” Tant said in a statement. “In Congress, Patrick has focused on strengthening Medicare and Social Security, standing up for our right to vote, protecting women’s…

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NRSC launches website to bracket Patrick Murphy’s campaign

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Within hours of U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy announcing a bid for the U.S. Senate, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a new website “welcoming” the Jupiter Democrat to the race. “After barely serving one term in the House of Representatives … Murphy is already asking Floridians for a promotion,” says a NRSC statement. “Fittingly, Murphy has decided to launch his campaign on the anniversary of ObamaCare in an effort to highlight his support for its $716 billion in cuts to Medicare.” To…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.23.15 — Ted Cruz & Patrick Murphy declare for 2016

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It’s late March of 2015, but it’s all about 2016 for a couple of politicians in the news today. One is South Florida-based Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, who is officially running for the U.S. Senate next year. You can read our interview with the young Democrat (he’s just 31) that we conducted with him last night. But the big news nationally is Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement in a few hours that he will be running for president in 2016. Unlike Jeb…

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Democrat Patrick Murphy announces run for U.S. Senate

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South Florida Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy has declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “It just boils down to where I think being in the U.S. Senate, we can really have a great impact,” Murphy told SaintPetersBlog late Sunday afternoon by phone, giving his first interview after declaring that he is a candidate for office. Murphy becomes the first official entrant from either party to announce his intentions for the seat currently occupied by Marco Rubio.…

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A fun story about Eric Johnson, Patrick Murphy’s Yoda

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A good tattoo is made a great tattoo if it comes with a story. And I’m not talking about the Chinese word for “honor” or the “God Bless ‘merica” kind of story. I’m talking about the homage-to-my-father or a remembrance-of-a-Yeats-poem kind of ode — the kind of tattoo that reveals an insight into the soul of the bearer. Anyone who knows Patrick Murphy’s Chief of Staff Eric Johnson knows that he is far more than a trusted confidant or political…

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