{"id":538846,"date":"2021-05-24T17:03:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538846"},"modified":"2021-05-24T17:20:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:20:16","slug":"florida-rep-murphy-decides-not-to-challenge-rubio-for-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-rep-murphy-decides-not-to-challenge-rubio-for-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Rep. Murphy Decides Not to Challenge Rubio For Senate Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-rep-murphy-decides-not-to-challenge-rubio-for-senate-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GetFile-195.aspx\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced on Monday that she plans to seek reelection to her Orlando-area seat and will not run for U.S. Senate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/05\/24\/stephanie-murphy-marco-rubio-senate-490563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The decision appeared to be inevitable&nbsp;after fellow Democratic Florida Rep. Val Demings recently&nbsp;indicated that she will likely challenge incumbent Republican Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that Marco Rubio will not be an easy opponent, especially if it\u2019s on the heels of a bruising primary where Democrats spend millions attacking each other instead of using those millions to build the infrastructure we desperately need to win,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had too many close losses in Florida, and so I wanted to use my experience from winning tough races to help the party prepare itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to seeking reelection to the House, Murphy intends to help Florida Democrats with voter registration, organizing and bolstering the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>She stressed that Democrats need to do a better job at unity, saying that \u201cWhile I will not be running statewide in 2022, I will work to help the Democratic Party build towards statewide success. We must start now with unity of effort if we want the state to be ready to put the White House, a Senate seat&nbsp;and more state and local races in the Democratic column in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s decision also came after Aramis Ayala, a former Orlando-area prosecutor, indicated last week that she would likely not challenge Demings for Senate and instead would make a bid to replace Demings in her House seat.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are still some Democratic political newcomers who might challenge Demings for the party\u2019s nomination, with former Rep. Alan Grayson also&nbsp;considering doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy, considered a moderate, pulled off a major upset in 2016 by defeating 24-year Republican incumbent John Mica in 2016 and then fairly easily winning reelection in 2018 and 2020 despite her district being considered evenly split between the two parties, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/politics\/os-ne-murphy-not-running-for-senate-20210524-5pyxluzv6rbs5j66eqh5j6rhva-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando Sentinel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, GOP-controlled redistricting this year could dramatically redraw her district.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy launched a listening tour of the state in February to gauge her chances for a Senate bid when Demings appeared to be noncommittal to running against Rubio and was considering&nbsp;a campaign against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>But Demings became increasingly upset by Republican \u201cobstruction\u201d in Washington, making a Senate bid more attractive and decided she would have a better chance to defeat Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>National Democrats also had been encouraging her to run against Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s decision to stay in the House race is also a relief to Democrats, who have narrow margins in the chamber and were concerned about the loss of a congresswoman who had experience winning in tough, competitive seats.<\/p>\n<p>Demings praised Murphy in a statement, according to the Sentinel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongresswoman Stephanie Murphy is one of Florida\u2019s outstanding public servants,\u201d she said. \u201cWe were sworn in to Congress together and I am honored to work alongside her every day for the people of Central Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced on Monday that she plans to seek reelection to her Orlando-area seat and will not run for U.S. Senate, Politico reported. The decision appeared to be &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312854,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GetFile-195.aspx","fifu_image_alt":"Florida Rep. Murphy Decides Not to Challenge Rubio For Senate Seat","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-538846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GetFile-195.aspx","fifu_image_alt":"Florida Rep. 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