Both Alan Grayson (Orlando-D) and Patrick Murphy (Jupiter-D) are vying to get Marco Rubio’s Senate seat in 2016. The only difference is Murphy is picking up steam and Grayson is lagging far behind.
Per the PalmBeachPost, on Monday, Representative Lois Frankel (West Palm Beach-D) endorsed Patrick Murphy. Prior to that Representatives Ted Deutch (Boca Raton-D) and Alcee Hastings (Miramar-D) endorsed him as well.Even though Duetch and Hastings endorsements may be seen as South Florida members rallying behind one of their own there is more to it. All three are liberal Democrats whose voting records mirror Grayson’s more than Murphy’s.
Grayson is seen to be the wild child of the liberal party who has made pretty embarrassing blunders in the past. Some of his famous quotes are as follows:
Quotes like these and the fact he is going thru a bitter divorce with his ex wife has put him in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Some of the headlines of his bitter divorce have comprised of the trial being delayed because his exes breast implant exploded, his ex complained he does not pay for her house and the roof is caving in and the fact even though he has millions yet she was forced to apply for food stamps.take our poll - story continues belowDo you think the 2nd Amendment will be destroyed by the Biden Administration?(2)
Completing this poll grants you access to Shark Tank updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.– I have trouble listening to what [Dick Cheney] says sometimes, because of the blood that drips from his teeth while he’s talking . . . He’s just angry because the president doesn’t shoot old men in the face.
– We’re dealing with people on the other side who are utterly unscrupulous. These are foot-dragging, knuckle dragging Neanderthals who know nothing by ‘no.'”
Grayson not only puts his foot in his mouth, other people air his dirty laundry as well. This could really hurt him in the primary. Whereas Grayson could excel if given the chance is the general because he would have the liberals backing him.
Murphy on the other hand is in a Republican leaning House district so he has broken ties with the Democrats on many occasions and voted for the Keystone pipeline and to delay portions of Obamacare. That could hurt him in the general but he would excel in the primary.