First he twisted himself into a pretzel trying to embrace, then abandon, then embrace, then abandon his support for the Benghazi Committee. Now, Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson – Florida’s senior Senator and Murphy’s would-be colleague – refused to back Murphy in his primary battle with Alan Grayson.
"Patrick Murphy has spent this entire campaign trying to run from his record, incapable of articulating what he stands for and why he’s running for office. Senator Nelson’s refusal to endorse him over Alan Grayson is another sign that Murphy’s directionless campaign is stalled on the tracks." – NRSC Spokesman Greg Blair
Tampa Bay Times Reports Bill Nelson Won’t Endorse Murphy: "On Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson: ‘As the senior, only statewide Democrat, I’m not taking sides in the primary. But I think Murphy’s campaign is going well.’" (Alex Leary, ‘Bill Nelson Won’t Endorse But Says Patrick Murphy Campaign ‘Going Well,’" Tampa Bay Times, 10/22/15)