But I thought Murphy was supposed to make this race lean Dem/Toss-up against Rubio? He is even losing women by the same margin as men against Rubio. Why should he make this race competitive?
Most people agree Murphy would lose against Rubio, but what Democrats (Murphy likely included) are betting on is that Rubio retires his Senate seat to run for President. In which case Murphy likely takes on either Pam Bondi or Jeff Atwater, who are formidable but not as good as Rubio (Which this poll shows).
I don't think anyone ever said it would be Lean Dem against Rubio, that's a serious strawman.
Yeah, I was exaggerating a bit there, but I don't know what makes him so special, either. Is it because he is more moderate than DWS and Grayson or because the FL Dems have a terrible banch? I know he would be a good candidate but is he so much better than Grayson? Really?
