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2016 Postmortem

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babylonsister

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Thu Oct 27, 2016, 05:49 PM Oct 2016

YAY!! Democrats Are Going Back Into Florida With Millions Of Dollars To Retire Marco Rubio [View all]

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/10/27/democrats-florida-millions-dollars-retire-marco-rubio.html


Democrats Are Going Back Into Florida With Millions Of Dollars To Retire Marco Rubio

By Jason Easley on Thu, Oct 27th, 2016 at 5:35 pm


A Democratic super PAC is injecting millions of dollars into the Florida Senate race in a bid to retire Sen. Marco Rubio.

CNN reported that Harry Reid’s super PAC, the Senate Majority PAC, is injecting millions of dollars into the Florida Senate race to help Rep. Patrick Murphy in his bid to defeat Marco Rubio:

“This race is closing,” spokesman Shripal Shah told CNN. “Voters know that Marco Rubio is only looking out for himself and they’re going to hold him accountable for pushing a self-serving agenda at their expense.”

“This afternoon Senate Majority PAC made a seven-figure transfer to Floridians for a Strong Middle Class, a Florida based Super PAC supporting Patrick Murphy’s campaign. The move comes hours after Senate Majority PAC announced a record fundraising haul — $19.3 million — covering the pre-general reporting period (October 1st thru 19th) that will be filed with the FEC today.”

Democrats have been divided over the strategy for handling the Florida race. Sen. Chuck Schumer canceled future spending in Florida to direct resources into Senate races in North Carolina, Indiana, and Missouri. Reid sees an opportunity to knock out Rubio and eliminate him from presidential contention in 2020.

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Very good news. I was bummed out saltpoint Oct 2016 #1
I was, too, so this is music to my ears. I babylonsister Oct 2016 #9
Howdy, babylonsister. saltpoint Oct 2016 #10
Oh, that's right! I might just have to babylonsister Oct 2016 #14
They need some ads focusing on Rubio's poor attendance record. Qutzupalotl Oct 2016 #2
in those ads they need to tag him as NO-SHOW RUBIO napkinz Oct 2016 #16
More than that MurrayDelph Oct 2016 #33
Empty suit, empty seat. spooky3 Oct 2016 #19
With A Sound Track Vogon_Glory Oct 2016 #28
Hot diggety dog!!! Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 #3
I hope they focus on rubios own words which said he missed so many Senate votes because he hates still_one Oct 2016 #4
All these anti-gubbermint GOP'rs are free to go work somewhere else. harun Oct 2016 #39
I doubt most of them have done any real work in their lives still_one Oct 2016 #40
With the attitude they have they couldn't get hired to work a normal job harun Oct 2016 #43
Murphy must have had a good debate Thrill Oct 2016 #5
I would love to see little marco go down nt meadowlark5 Oct 2016 #6
Excellent - I'm sure people will kick him out BSdetect Oct 2016 #7
It certainly feels like momentum is going in Murphy's OnDoutside Oct 2016 #12
YES! We need Rubio and Burr OUT. That will be the only way we can seat a full Supreme Court. blm Oct 2016 #8
Yes and the republicans put in 25 MILLION dollars for several senate races mucifer Oct 2016 #11
God. I hope so. Hulk Oct 2016 #13
But, but, but, he knows how to look like he believes in an invisible thing! yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2016 #15
Looks like the kids have been taught the art of the photo op. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #20
LOL My sentiments exactly! SunSeeker Oct 2016 #34
Good. Rachel Maddow's exposé the other night may have had a hand in this wise decision. forest444 Oct 2016 #17
Thanks! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #21
Patrick is down by 10 Gman Oct 2016 #18
According to that stupid Bloomberg poll. BlueStater Oct 2016 #22
The DSCC does polling too Gman Oct 2016 #24
Their money spends the same as any others RonniePudding Oct 2016 #25
Yeah, I know about the internal polls. BlueStater Oct 2016 #27
Not by that much if you average all the polls. LisaL Oct 2016 #26
dKos: average poll at 45.5 - 41.3 Murphy w/ 11.8 % undecided = 4.2% spread w/ polls trending blue. Coyotl Oct 2016 #23
Oh, EXCELLENT!!! calimary Oct 2016 #29
excellent news niyad Oct 2016 #30
Now get back in there and trounce that clown! lonestarnot Oct 2016 #31
GREAT! I was really angry when I heard the Demas were pulling funding. I'm retired and napi21 Oct 2016 #32
YAY! 'cause that other didn't make sense! Cha Oct 2016 #35
Thanks Harry and bite me Chuck shadowmayor Oct 2016 #36
Kick! Hekate Oct 2016 #37
K&R n/t lupinella Oct 2016 #38
Wondering if this wasn't a head fake all along to mess with Rubio? yellowcanine Oct 2016 #41
It's a home run swing bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #42
Schumer is an ass! lark Oct 2016 #44
Yep. Most dangerous place to be is between a T.V. camera and Schumer. Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #45
They can take money out of the Duckworth race Patiod Oct 2016 #46
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