(CNN) Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting climate change and for social justice. Murphy has hired Lauren Calmet, the former political director of the Florida Democratic Party, to organize her new initiative, called "Cast Forward," and has talked with Georgia's Stacey Abrams about how to rebuild Florida's party's infrastructure. "I firmly believe that Florida is not a red state; it's a hard state," Murphy told CNN in an interview. She added she wanted to lay "the foundation for Democrats winning in 2022." When Murphy was a baby, her family fled Communist Vietnam and was rescued by the US Navy.

Source: The Nation February 25, 2021 03:00 UTC