This isn’t just a matter of Steyer picking and choosing a few races. He’s set to walk away from the Murphy campaign thanks to the congressman’s position on a major progressive issue – the Keyston XL pipeline.
- “Steyer’s well-funded super PAC, NextGen Climate Action, won’t back Senate candidates who supported the controversial pipeline, unless they have a public change of heart, the group told POLITICO…The Keystone litmus test suggests that Steyer’s group won’t support candidates like Sen. Michael Bennet, a former Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chairman who is running for reelection in Colorado, and Florida Rep. Patrick Murphy, the DSCC’s favored candidate for retiring Sen. Marco Rubio’s Senate seat.” (Andrew Restuccia and Gabriel Debenedetti, “Steyer Plots 2016 Senate Endorsements,” Politico, 4/7/16)
Murphy’s base problems only continue to grow – and now he’s not only losing out on grassroots support, but major financial support too.
Paging Tom Murphy…time to open up the checkbook again.