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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-31-08 07:12 PM
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Chris Murphy endorses Obama
New rep. Chris Murphy has endorsed Barack Obama - here is the email I received from him tonight:

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Today, I'm endorsing Senator Barack Obama for President, and I hope you will consider joining me.

As I've told so many people over the last three years, I decided to run for Congress not just because I wanted to give voice to the issues I care about, but also because I felt the need to act now to turn back the festering cynicism that is consuming both voters and political leaders. It pains me that so many people have so little faith in their government. And it hurts even more to know that their lack of faith is somewhat well-founded. Political timidity, government corruption, and the dumbing down of public discourse have given voters ample reason to turn their backs on civic participation.

And yet I believe this can all change. And it starts with the election of Barack Obama.

Senator Obama's rhetoric lifts us up, and in the process he gives us hope that a new President can force past all that divides this nation and rally us behind our common values and aspirations. Yes, I believe in Barack Obama's vision for health care, energy reform, and economic empowerment, but I care just as much about his ability to heal old wounds, both here at home and abroad. He is a unique figure, and I know we are ready to embrace him.

My endorsement of Barack Obama should not be taken as a rejection of Senator Hillary Clinton. She would make a great President as well. As Democrats, we suffer only from an abundance of qualified candidates. But as a member of a generation that came of age after the horrors of Watergate and Vietnam, I am still looking for that transformational political leader, that can deliver us from an abyss of cynicism and incrementalism that has consumed political life for far too long. For me, at least, I think I might have found him.


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JanusAscending Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-02-08 01:10 AM
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1. I hear that Rosa DeLauro is going to endorse him as well.
Edited on Sat Feb-02-08 01:12 AM by discerning christian
Just found out tonight that Obama's going to be in Hartford on Mon. Feb 4th. I'd love to go. Is anyone out there going??? My car can't be trusted to make the trip. Anyone want to carpool?? PM me if anyones going, please.
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Vet31203 Donating Member (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:10 AM
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2. I just saw that
Dodd endorsed him too. I'm pretty far away from his NE base of support but there are a lot of people here in Iowa that respect Dodd and enjoyed him when he was here in Iowa.

William J Meyers for House 2008
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Venecianlady Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 02:04 PM
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3. I don't know who Chris Murphy is but
welcome the endorsement.
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JanusAscending Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-28-08 02:06 AM
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4. Chris is the one who beat Nancy
Johnson (female Congresswoman)in Ct. It was a hard fought battle in our district, and she thought she had it rapped up, after all of her years in Congress. But we fooled her. She was basically the one that pushed the bill through for Medicare part D. I believe she is from Fairfield County. Chris is from Cheshire, and we worked our hearts out for him in Litchfield County. especially here in Thomaston.
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wordpix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 07:40 PM
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5. Hi, Thomaston! I'm around the corner, just saw Chris tonight at a fundraiser
He needs to get re-elected
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