But as the attack ads proliferated, he pledged at a late September debate that he would not raise taxes during his second term. When pressed, he claimed this was nothing new, even as local reporters covering the race were surprised. It was also weird in that he had raised taxes in his first term and his second-term agenda was looking pretty expensive. Perhaps Murphy realized he might be in some trouble before the rest of us did.

Source: Washington Post November 06, 2021 03:32 UTC