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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 03:12 PM Sep 2012

Bill Clinton Raising Money For Patrick Murphy, Allen West's Challenger

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton will headline a Wednesday fundraiser for Patrick Murphy, the Democratic challenger to Tea Party-backed Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.).

Clinton will appear at a $250-and-up reception for Murphy in West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach Post reported Tuesday. Clinton is in Florida this week stumping for President Barack Obama, in the Miami area on Tuesday and in the Orlando area on Wednesday.

Murphy told The Huffington Post last month that he would pick Clinton to campaign with over any other national political figure, including Obama.

"He would definitely bring the most people out," Murphy said of Clinton. An appearance with Obama would also be "great," he said, but he added that he doesn't think Obama will do as well in the 18th congressional district this year as he did in 2008, since redistricting has left it more evenly divided.

Clinton's appearance with Murphy shows just how high-stakes the Murphy-West race is to Democrats. It is one of the most closely watched in the country and is happening in the biggest swing district in Florida. A poll released last month showed Murphy and West in a statistical tie, with Murphy holding a narrow edge.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/bill-clinton-patrick-murphy-allen-west_n_1874624.html?utm_hp_ref=politics



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Bill Clinton Raising Money For Patrick Murphy, Allen West's Challenger (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2012 OP
Good! Whomever he thinks will Cha Sep 2012 #1
if West is no longer in congress DWinNJ Sep 2012 #2
He'll be used up by then. nt nanabugg Sep 2012 #3
Kick West to the curb Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #4
convention speech Alan Palmer Sep 2012 #5

Cha

(297,323 posts)
1. Good! Whomever he thinks will
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 06:15 PM
Sep 2012

help him the most is the one to campaign with.. Our Country needs Allan West and his stupid talk GONE.

 

Alan Palmer

(11 posts)
5. convention speech
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 04:06 AM
Sep 2012

I am curious.......what did you think of Clinton's convention speech? I keep hearing people say it was really good. It was a little too long for my liking.

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