Is Gwen Graham Looking for a Promotion to the U.S. Senate?
Earlier today, Patrick Murphy officially announced that he’s running for U.S. Senate after serving a whopping two years and three months in the House of Representatives. With Murphy’s candidacy setting the bar extremely low in terms of the experience and achievements necessary to announce with a straight face a run for U.S. Senate, will this open the door for freshman Gwen Graham to throw her hat into the ring as well?
According to Saint Peters Blog, former Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Ana Cruz and Democratic political consultant Vic DiMaio both think Graham will bail out on her seat in the House of Representatives to run for U.S. Senate.
“Ana Cruz says [Graham] could also be a contender for the Democratic nomination [for U.S. Senate] next year. ‘I think she’s going to get in,’ she says.”
“DiMaio also believes that [Alan] Grayson and/or [Gwen] Graham could get into the Democratic race.”
So what will Graham do? Will she announce she is not running for U.S. Senate so she can focus on her North Florida congressional district? Or will she start figuring out how to take her so-called “North Florida Way” to South Florida…and West Florida…and East Florida…and everywhere in between?