Subtlety, thy name is NOT The Republican Party
Quote of note:
Carl Forti, the NRCC's [P6: National Republican Congressional Committee] communication director, denied that the party tried to squash District 4's grassroots challenger with bluster. Forti confirmed that Reynolds and Telford had been in contact with Murphy, but said that Karl Rove's name had not been dropped in either conversation. He also denied that either caller had in any way suggested that running might ruin Murphy's political career and make him an enemy of the White House.
Unfortunately for Forti, Murphy owns a tape recorder. He taped his conversations with Telford and Reynolds, and he shared them with the Dallas Observer.
Amateur Hour
Congressional candidate Mike Murphy feels the strong arm of the GOP
BY JOHN GONZALEZ
About a year ago, Mike Murphy and his pal J.J. Miller were at his pad in Frisco shooting pool over a few cold beers and lamenting the state of politics. Murphy, who is now 30, and Miller, 33, couldn't find a candidate whose ideas and values meshed with theirs, and the two young Republicans thought their party needed better guidance.
"That's when I said he should run for Congress," Miller recalls. "I told him he'd be perfect."
The idea grew on Murphy, despite a few obstacles to his candidacy. For instance, the finance manager and Texas native had no political experience.
And no money.
And, when you get right down to it, not much of a chance, really.
