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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Murphy Will Not Run; Will Chair Senate Race in 2012

Brian Murphy, the conservative Republican who ran against Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in last year’s GOP gubernatorial primary, has a candidate in mind to run against Democratic Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin in 2012. The one thing he can confirm: It isn’t him.
“This Thursday, May 26, I’ll be making an announcement regarding the 2012 US Senate race,” Murphy wrote on his Facebook page this week, prompting supporters to reply that they were prepared to campaign for him or make a political contribution if he got into the race.
But in an interview Tuesday, Murphy said he isn’t particularly interested in the seat for himself. He will, however, serve as the chairman of a GOP campaign he hopes can win. Who is the mystery candidate?
Murphy said the challenger is married, has two master’s degrees, including an MBA, has served for 16 years in law enforcement -- including 12 years in federal law enforcement -- and has spent “many years at the White House.”
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What an idiot. He would have a much better chance of starting his political career at the local lever.

Anonymous said...

Well this isn't hard to figure out. It's the guy, I can't remember his name, that ran with Murphy against Ehrlich/Kane.

Anonymous said...

Incredulous. What a ridiculous approach to a campaign announcement.
Who cares who Murphy is supporting? Murphy running a state-wide campaign?
Laughable. Good luck fellas.