Prominent centrist Rep. Stephanie Murphy will not be running for re-election 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.” “My first term [2017-2019] … there was a lot more tolerance for, ‘Do what you need to do to hold your seat, and come back because we’re trying to build towards [a] majority,’” Murphy (D-Fla.) told Politico.“With us being in the majority [from 2019 on], that tolerance eroded a bit,” she went on. “It’s unfortunate, because I think in order for us as Democrats to hold the majority, you have to be able to win in seats like mine and in redder seats. That means you have to cut your members a little bit of leeway to vote their district. This march towards party unity is going to be detrimental to our ability to lead.”
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