Congressman Patrick Erin Murphy (D-Fla.) has had a pretty tough time lately. As incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) rises in pre-election polls, national Democratic fundraising operations have pulled financial aid to the Democrat, nixing nearly all of the money they promised to spend in the final weeks of the campaign.
Now, Murphy’s critics are sounding the alarm about at least $1.75 million his father spent in pursuit of his son’s Senate seat. Tom Murphy Jr., a construction company CEO whom the younger Murphy routinely identifies as a “union carpenter,” recently allocated $250,000 to a pro-Murphy super PAC. Other donations include $1 million to the Senate Majority PAC, as well as $500,000 to Floridians for a Strong Middle Class. All three groups have provided support to his son’s bid for the U.S. Senate.
According to Roll Call, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust “alleged the elder Murphy’s donations demonstrated illegal coordination between Patrick Murphy’s Senate campaign and the groups his father donated to.” Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), who lost to Murphy in the Democratic Senate primary, made a similar claim earlier this year.
Murphy, among the worst of the categorically weak candidates nominated by Democrats this cycle, is also under fire for posting a photograph on Facebook that clearly shows him groping an unidentified female companion just a few years ago. In a Tuesday evening debate with Rubio, Murphy did not deny the existence of the image, nor did he apologize for publishing it on his personal Facebook page.
Two debates remain before Floridians cast their ballots November 8. Rubio holds a 5-point lead in the Real Clear Politics polling average for the race.
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