May 9, 2008 - 4:32pm
Murphy & Murphy
By Wally Edge
Category: President, US SenateTags: ROB ANDREWS, Mike Murphy, Jim McQueeny, Hillary Clinton, George Norcross, Frank Lautenberg, Barack Obama
Lobbyist Michael Murphy is wearing two hats these days. One Murphy is working as campaign chairman and paid spokesman for Rob Andrews’ campaign for the United States Senate, while the other Murphy is appearing on News 12 this weekend as a supporter of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. And the former Morris County Prosecutor and ’97 gubernatorial candidates boss, Andrews, is backing Hillary Clinton. (Of course, Andrews’ boss, South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross, has endorsed Obama) And further complicating matters: the guy interviewing Murphy the Obama man is lobbyist Jim McQueeny, a member of Frank Lautenberg’s circle of friends.
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Andrews should jump ship to Obama
I think Andrews (like many NJ D's) probably wants a mulligan on his HRC endorsement.
would jumping to Obama help him at this point? I say yes.
What is up with the Andrews campaign
it started out with such promise and then it became about Frank debating and his age and nothing else. I JUST SPENT 60 bucks filling up my minivan!!!!!HELP!!!!