Week after week, news breaks that national Democrats are cutting more and more of their Florida ad buy, signaling that they’ve lost faith in Murphy’s ability to win a key Senate race.
After last week’s reports that Democrats cut yet another week of spending, the weekend coverage for Murphy was absolutely brutal:
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There’s no other way to slice it for Murphy. As the Miami Herald reported, “it’s not good news.”
"It’s not good news for Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy — who needs the boost of outside spending to improve his low statewide name recognition and to sway voters in his bid to unseat Republican incumbent U.S Sen. Marco Rubio…The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee had originally been scheduled to debut its ads in Florida on Sept. 20, but over the past two weeks, the committee cut at least $1.5 million in planned ads — delaying most of its airtime until October." (Kristen Clark, “Report: DSCC Makes Further Cuts To Florida Ad Buy,” Miami Herald, 9/16/16)
The fun doesn’t stop there:
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Associated Press: "The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is canceling another week of television ad buys in support of Florida U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy…That’s bad news for Murphy…"
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The Hill: "…ominous for Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy…"
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Hot Air: "…the DSCC has decided to cut bait…
- Newsy: "The move is bad news for Democratic senate candidates Ted Strickland in Ohio and Patrick Murphy in Florida. It’s likely the DSCC doesn’t see those as truly winnable races anymore."
Sorry Patrick. They’re just not that into you.