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think

(11,641 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 12:28 PM Aug 2016

Patrick Murphy's dad dumps $1M into Senate Democrats' super PAC

Patrick Murphy's dad dumps $1M into Senate Democrats' super PAC

Kristen M. Clark, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau - Sunday, August 21, 2016 9:20am

Patrick Murphy's father continues to pour large sums of money into the 2016 election in the hopes of getting his son elected to the U.S. Senate.

A new FEC filing shows Thomas Murphy Jr. gave $1 million last month to a Democratic super PAC that has ties to outgoing Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid.

The Senate Majority PAC is one of several independent Democratic groups aiding Patrick Murphy's campaign in the hopes a victory in Florida will help the party win back control of the chamber.

The Hill in Washington D.C. was the first to report on the contribution. Thomas Murphy's donation to the Senate Majority PAC came July 13, just two days before the super PAC announced a $1 million ad buy in Florida to help Patrick Murphy's race....

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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
2. Great news. We really have a solid shot at Rubio.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 01:57 PM
Aug 2016

Last polls had Rubio only slightly up. We can really make a huge difference here.

On The Issues

•Roe vs. Wade has been settled law for 30 years. (Nov 2006)
•Full federal funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research. (Nov 2006)
•Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Jan 2007)
•Ensure access to and funding for contraception. (Feb 2007)
•Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception. (Jan 2009)

•Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
•Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
•Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
•Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
•Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
•Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
•Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
•Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
•Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
•Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)
•Truth in Spending: show actual costs vs. planned costs. (Jul 2010)
•Ban abusive credit practices & enhance consumer disclosure. (Feb 2009)

•Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
•ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)

•Harness renewable energy and make American industry greener. (Nov 2006)
•Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
•Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
•Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
•Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
•Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
•Voted YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC. (May 2007)
•Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jan 2007)
•Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)

•Voted NO on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
•Voted YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
•Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency. (May 2009)
•Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation. (Jun 2009)


•Voted NO on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
•Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations. (May 2007)
•Voted YES on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
•Voted YES on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
•Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)
•Repeal automatic Congressional pay raises. (Jan 2009)


•Access to quality health care is a basic human right. (Nov 2006)
•Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
•Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
•Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
•Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
•Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
•Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
•Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
•Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
•Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
•Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
•Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)




 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
4. I added some of his positions into my post.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:06 PM
Aug 2016

Demanding purity will leave one standing alone.

Fact is he isn't alleged wife abuser and offshore account loving Grayson. He is also so far better than Rubio it's unreal.

The primaries are over. Yes, I know they aren't held until the 30th. But reality is reality and anyone not recognizing it will be Murphy v Rubio isn't living in reality.

I get the issues listed above aren't your thing. Including his belief that healthcare is a right.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
6. Pam Keith. A real progressive is also running. But hey. Some people like those GOPers who become
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:26 PM
Aug 2016

Democrats.

I get it. Follow the MONEY.....

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
7. You clearly aren't willing to look at his full record.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:28 PM
Aug 2016

Pam Keith is not going to win. That is known. I covered it above. Claiming it is going to be anything other than Murphy v Rubio is to take reality and beat it within an inch of its life.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
11. Is that the case?
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:33 PM
Aug 2016

Keith is currently in Martha’s Vineyard fundraising for a last hard push in her campaign. The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate will be chosen on August 30, 2016.

http://sflcn.com/pam-keith-leading-polls-u-s-senate-seat/

This is getting too funny.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
12. Patrick Murhpy has taken more money from Wall Street than any other congressperson except
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:36 PM
Aug 2016

the Speker of the House and the Sentate Majority leader. (Both Republicans)

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. They seldom do. Purity is utmost ... regardless of one's actual chances of winning.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:33 PM
Aug 2016

Sometimes you have to be realistic and make compromises and sacrifices. I'd much rather win with an imperfect candidate than LOSE with the "perfect and pure".

The attitude of "no compromise" and a defiant "all or nothing" usually means just one thing ...



 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
10. Follow the money!!!
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 02:33 PM
Aug 2016

Keith is currently in Martha’s Vineyard fundraising for a last hard push in her campaign. The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate will be chosen on August 30, 2016.

http://sflcn.com/pam-keith-leading-polls-u-s-senate-seat/


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