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“We’ve had too many close losses in Florida, Murphy says in a statement.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) speaks during a press conference on gun safety on Capitol Hill on May 3, 2017 in Washington, D.C. | Zach Gibson/Getty Images
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Rep. Stephanie Murphy won’t run for U.S. Senate, a decision that was sealed after fellow Florida Congresswoman Val Demings recently signaled she will likely challenge incumbent Marco Rubio.
“The reality is that Marco Rubio will not be an easy opponent especially if it’s on the heels of a bruising primary where Democrats spend millions attacking each other instead of using those millions to build the infrastructure we desperately need to win,” Murphy said Monday in a written statement.