National Democrats gradually canceled all of their TV reservations in the Florida Senate race over the last month, leaving Democrat Patrick Murphy to fend for himself against Republican incumbent Marco Rubio. However, while the polls consistently show Rubio ahead, his 46-41 edge in the Daily Kos Elections polling average isn’t insurmountable. Politico recently reported that Harry Reid, Bill Clinton, and Florida Sen. Bill Nelson all were trying to convince incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to divert resources back to Murphy, and Team Blue seems to be listening.
On Thursday, the Democratic group Senate Majority PAC announced that they had transferred “seven figure[s]” to Floridians for a Strong Middle Class, a super PAC supporting Murphy. It’s unclear how much money SMP is sending over to help Murphy, or if they plan to get involved in other ways. At the very least, their move signals to other Democratic groups and donors that they believe Murphy can unseat Rubio. Murphy himself also recently loaned his campaign $1 million. SMP’s move is a good start, but with early voting well underway, the clock is ticking, and Murphy is going to need more support if he’s going to defeat Rubio.
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