Democrats take a new look at Collins' opponent - NATE McMURRAY

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Democrats take a new look at Collins' opponent

POLITICO
By JIMMY VIELKIND 08/10/2018 04:39 PM EDT

ALBANY — Last week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wasn’t returning Nate McMurray’s texts.
This week, House Democratic whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland called to offer support. "He was very kind," McMurray said.

McMurray, a 45-year-old town supervisor in Grand Island, N.Y., said it’s been a whirlwind since federal prosecutors announced insider trading charges against Rep. Chris Collins (R-Clarence) earlier this week. McMurray is challenging Collins in November.

“None of the Democratic leadership wanted anything to do with me. In some ways they thought I was too conservative; they thought I was too raw,” McMurray told POLITICO. “No support was there before. There was zero. I went to go see the folks at the DCCC, and they were very corporate and it was a very uninspiring meeting. It’s been me at potlucks and picnics up until this point. But that’s changed in the last 24 hours. They suddenly think this is an opportunity.”

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“I think the surge from new ideas and new energy is good for the party,” McMurray said. “Just like it made the Tea Party stronger — you may not like the Tea Party, but all that energy, look what happened. They took over all the houses of government, they took over control. Because when you take things from the top down it doesn’t work. The message has to come from the bottom up.”

https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/08/10/democrats-take-a-new-look-at-collins-opponent-554963


Nate's bank account has jumped since the Collins fiasco. And THANK you to so many here who have pitched in... so far....

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1. kick nt

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2. Thanks Grasswire..

Looks like this post sunk like a lead weight..

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3. you're welcome! nt