By Jess Bidgood and Liz Goodwin / Boston Globe – The brief House career of Patrick Murphy, a former congressman from Florida, offers a case in point. He was elected in 2012 at the age of 29. But he quickly realized there would be no way for him to move up the ranks anytime soon, […]
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By Amy Gardner / Washington Post – All of it has created an uproar among voting-rights advocates, who say that untrained election workers are tossing eligible ballots, often with no chance for the voter to object or fix the ballot. “I had zero recourse here,” said Patrick Murphy, a former Democratic congressman from Palm Beach […]
By By Glenn Thrush, Audra D. S. Burch and Frances Robles / New York Times – Many Democrats argue that imposing new standards for evaluating signatures could discourage some voters, especially foreign-born citizens, from even trying to cast ballots. Still, Patrick Murphy, a former Democratic congressman from South Florida, said it was time that the […]
By Patrick Murphy – After it became clear that several races were too close to call on Tuesday, I decided to check my absentee ballot status on the Palm Beach County elections website – only to find that my ballot had been rejected because of an “invalid signature” mismatch. I’ve been a registered voter for […]
By Patrick Murphy – Since the Aug. 28 primary, much of Florida’s political world has reacted strongly to the fact that the two nominees for governor – Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantis – represent the ideological wings of their respective parties. While true, political observers are rushing to judgment in concluding that their […]
By Isadora Rangel / Florida Today – Ask voters and many will tell you how much they hate the partisan gridlock that has swept over our country. But are they ready for a purple gubernatorial ticket in Florida? Democrat Patrick Murphy is considering a bid for governor with Republican David Jolly as his running mate. Perhaps the former congressmen are […]
By Emily Mahoney / Tampa Bay Times – In a quick four-minute appearance on MSNBC Monday afternoon, former Congressmen Patrick Murphy and David Jolly gave what seemed to be an elevator pitch for their potential run for governor and lieutenant governor. “The reality is most Floridians disagree on issues but they have to choose on […]
By John Romano / Tampa Bay Times – We swear we are better than this. Better than the extremes, and better than the barbs. Too many of us sit atop high horses and claim America’s divisiveness is the fault of the fringes, both left and right. It’s a wonderfully satisfying and snooty position to take. […]
By Florida Politics Staff – The speaking tour continues for two former congressmen, with a stop at Jacksonville University Tuesday evening. Republican David Jolly and Democrat Patrick Murphy will discuss a question they have been mulling since last summer: “Why Gridlock Rules Washington and How We Can Solve the Crisis.” “I think what Patrick and I are focusing in on […]
By Patrick Murphy – After the horrific tragedy in Parkland last month, the conversation has quickly and appropriately turned to what our response should be. All sensible Americans agree that we must put an end to the massacres that have invaded our schools, airports, nightclubs, movie theaters, and anywhere else where innocent people gather. Poll […]