In addition to his childhood on Fisher Island, tuition at an elite northeast boarding school, political contributions to the prosecutor who dropped Privileged Patrick’s nightclub ruckus charges, a stake in the family business worth up to $5 million, and an environmental cleanup company to falsely call his own, Daddy Murphy stroked a million dollar check to a super PAC supporting his son’s Senate campaign.
“A new FEC filing shows Thomas Murphy Jr. gave $1 million last month to a Democratic super PAC that has ties to outgoing Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. The Senate Majority PAC is one of several independent Democratic groups aiding Patrick Murphy’s campaign in the hopes a victory in Florida will help the party win back control of the chamber.” (Kristen M. Clark, “Patrick Murphy’s Dad Dumps $1M Into Senate Democrats’ Super PAC,” Tampa Bay Times, 8/21/16)
With Murphy’s campaign floundering as he continues to be buried by revelations that he falsified and inflated his resume, attempted to delay disaster relief so he could take credit, backed out of a debate with his primary opponent, and spent most of the summer hiding from voters to avoid further embarrassment, it’s hardly surprising that Privileged Patrick would need his dad to bail him out.
And that’s not even taking into account the fact that Marco Rubio just outraised him 3-to-1 on the latest fundraising report.
"Marco Rubio over the last five weeks raised significantly more money than expected general election rival Patrick Murphy, taking in $3.2 million from July 1 to Aug. 10. Murphy raised about $1 million and spent $4.2 million, according to FEC reports." (Alex Leary, “Rubio Fundraising Outpacing Murphy,” Tampa Bay Times, 8/21/16)
Better leave the checkbook open.