Prominent centrist Rep. Stephanie Murphy blasted her fellow Democrats for losing what she calls the “ability to lead.”
later this year –and is not shying away from speaking her mind as she leaves Congress, blasting her fellow Democrats for losing what she calls the “ability to lead.”
“Instead of purely focusing on their issue area, they bleed into just advocating for whatever Democratic leadership wants,” Murphy said.“I told those groups, ‘For every dollar that you spend against me, it’s going to take 10 to repair that.’ … Why, as Democrats, we would take money that we need to reserve for the on-year to help win and grow the majority — why we would spend that money against our own members is really baffling,” she continued.
The lawmaker also demanded reform of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, saying it should not be run by a sitting member of Congress. Currently, the DCCC is headed by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York.
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