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| 2010-05-29 |
| So, what are we to take from this evasive behavior of Congressman Murphy? For one, he appears to be taking his cues from his commander-in-chief who has not had an open press conference in over a year. Maybe Mr. Murphy believes he should just play "follow the leader" and dodge and weave public scrutiny in order that he can minimize the risk of having his record exposed. Second, and this was witnessed in the recent Langhorne debacle, a number of Democrats are even starting to question the worthiness of Patrick Murphy. All of the Democrats in Pennsylvania 8, as the Congressman may soon find out, are not as far to the left as he may think. Furthermore, to the extent that President Obama's ratings continue to plummet, those in Congress who followed the president's policies and choice of legislative agenda may be finding that his coattails can bring disaffection from the voter base as well. Finally, it appears that Congressman Murphy's evasiveness could spark a "blood in the water" response from Mike Fitzpatrick. To the extent that the GOP nominee can capitalize on this vulnerable aspect of Murphy's makeup, he may be able to generate an early edge in the election. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Maybe Mr. Murphy believes he should just play "follow the leader" and dodge and weave public scrutiny in order that he can minimize the risk of having his record exposed. Seems to me that organizations like moveon.org has been blackmailing liberals. The stick they use is to threaten to attack their funding and support. The price the politicians pay is to simply be more "progressive" than their natural tendencies up to the point that their newfound boneheadedness is deniable and/or not such a bad place to be because of safety in numbers mentality. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-29 02:17 |