Murphy for Lt. Governor

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:37:50 -0400

Given all the candidates for lieutenant governor, it's easy to overlook Jack Murphy.

Partly, that's because he's not real. Still, a local polling firm concedes that he might do just as well as the four Democratic contenders.

The name was suggested in a comment thread on liberal group blog BlueNC. A reader named Robert P. suggested that Democratic firm Public Policy Polling add "Jack Murphy" to its next survey, theorizing he would pull in between 5 and 9 percent.

That would put him in the thick of the race, along with Sen. Walter Dalton, Hampton Dellinger, Pat Smathers and Dan Besse, the other Democratic candidates.

"Robert's probably right," conceded pollster Justin Guillory.

May we suggest "From Murphy to Manteo" for his bumper stickers?

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Murphy for Lt. Governor