Obama And Biden Endorse Centrist Dem For Marco Rubio's Florida Senate Seat

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have endorsed Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) to be the Democratic candidate for the Senate in one of the party's most competitive battles this cycle, according to Murphy's campaign.

The campaign sent a statement to The Huffington Post and other outlets on Wednesday morning that cited Obama's praise for Murphy's work on a range of issues and a statement from Biden calling him a champion for the middle class.

"The President, the Vice President and I share the same values and commitment -- strengthening Social Security and Medicare for our seniors, protecting a woman's right to choose, and growing America’s middle class," Murphy said, per the statement. "Over the past seven years, President Obama and Vice President Biden have been champions for Democrats and hardworking families across our country, and I am humbled and proud to receive their endorsement and campaign shoulder-to-shoulder with them for what we believe in."

The move snubs Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), Murphy's more liberal rival for the Democratic nomination in Florida's Senate race. Coming the day after presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton largely dominated Super Tuesday primary contests against her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), it also appeared to be a sign of the party's direction as the general election nears: coalescing behind candidates who are keen to talk about Obama's legacy rather than the revolution Sanders envisions and are more likely to appeal to voters beyond the Democratic base.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-biden-patrick-murphy-florida_us_56d6ec2ce4b03260bf78a77d

[lamp_shade]

1. Good. I find Grayson annoying.

[Hulk]

2. He should have his own Comedy Central show.

His sarcastic humor is priceless. I can see where that might make it a tough sell for "mainstream America", whatever that is. I honestly feel like "mainstream America" is pretty ill-informed and ignorant anyway; but it's what it is.

[turbinetree]

7. Ok................................

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/search/label/Patrick%20Murphy

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-new-dems-and-backward-trade.html

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2015/06/patrick-murphy-forgot-what-putting.html


http://thefloridasqueeze.com/2015/04/11/how-progressive-is-patrick-murphy/


and is this annoying .................................

Honk-----------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[rockfordfile]

19. Oh you're a republican?

Just asking because Murphy is a republican. He's against planned parenthood etc..

I don't agree with President Obama on this one.

[lamp_shade]

20. He's against planned parenthood? Gotta link?

[msanthrope]

3. Good. His personal issues are a ticket drag. nt

[Mojorabbit]

4. He is my congressman and I hope he wins the senate seat. nt

[msanthrope]

5. He won't. And I doubt his girlfriend will win, either. I think his treatment

Of Susannah Randolph was disgusting and anti-democratic party.

[SCantiGOP]

11. I can't believe Grayson could win the seat

Glad to see a real chance at a pickup here. This could work out to be the race that allows the Dems to get a decent Supreme Court appointment.

[djean111]

6. Murphy is nothing but a DINO.

I don't have to live with Grayson, but I would rather live with the effects of the bills he sponsors, and his votes, then live with the DINO voting that Murphy does.

Luckily, I live in Florida, and my family and I will be voting for Grayson. No more votes for DINOs. A handy place to smell them out is the membership of that New Democrat Coalition. DINOs, all!

[Mojorabbit]

9. +1000 nt

[Reter]

17. It's delusional to think that Grayson can win statewide office in Florida

Rubio would demolish him.

[djean111]

18. Rubio has said that he is not running for reelection. Emphatically.

I also think that some info about him that was local is now more out there - like the girlfriend and money issues.
I do think that Rubio is so bland that he could beat Clinton. But jeb! won't support him for president, even though jeb! is/was his mentor.

So, maybe delusional is as delusional does.

[RoccoR5955]

8. Of course they do not support the REAL progressive.

They support the third-wayer, who will capitulate all he can with the RepubliCLOWNs!

[Punx]

10. Grayson is pretty outspoken against the TPP

So this endorsement doesn't surprise me. Sadly.

It may be smart politics in Florida, that I can't say.

[dembotoz]

12. who needs thr gop to push us to the land of assholes

our leadership does that for us

[the_sly_pig]

13. Disappointed. Again.

Grayson would have pushed back against the third way wave. We need guys like Grayson to pull the country back to the left.

[Third Doctor]

14. Wasn't it Murphy that beat the nut Allen West?

[djean111]

16. Yes. And that was the ONLY reason he switched from Republican to Democrat.

Not a change if ideology - just so he could run against another Republican.
He is a favorite of Debbie DINO's - votes with the GOP quite a lot. New Democrat Coalition guy.

Democrat, solely for ambition, since 2012.
EXACTLY what some here falsely accuse Bernie of. But, since Murphy is Centrist, and has money, he is a'right. Favored son. The hypocrisy is putrid.

[sadoldgirl]

15. And again we see Obama interfering in

a democratic primary in a state, which he as POTUS
has no right to do.
He should leave it to the state democrats, but since he
has done it in my state before I am not surprised.

However, I have never forgiven him for that, and
because of his interference I shall contribute
to Grayson now.

[Arkana]

21. Seeing as how Grayson was the alternative

and I'd REALLY like to win Rubio's seat, I'm not going to lose any sleep tonight.