If there's one thing Marco Rubio can't escape, it's his continued support for Donald Trump. Patrick Murphy's latest ad starts with footage of Trump's rankest comments about being able to do "anything" to women and grab them by the "p***y," then cuts to a Rubio rally.
"We have to make sure that Donald wins this election," Rubio emphatically tells the crowd.
This ad caps a very good week for Murphy, who remains the underdog in the race. He finished off a clean sweep of the state's big four editorial endorsements with one from Rubio's hometown newspaper, the Miami Herald. Plus, a second poll this month put Murphy running behind Rubio by just two points. That's spitting distance. Overall, Rubio still leads by an average of nearly five points, but the gap could narrow as Hillary Clinton's hold on the state solidifies.
Finally, Trump's unwillingness to accept the outcome of this election was like a bomb going off last night in each one of these down-ballot races. Murphy's ad is poised to amplify Trump's self-destruction.
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