# So, Murphy wins by 65 votes on Election Night.

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**Created:** [April 1, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-murphy-wins-by-65-votes-on-election-night/491539 "2009-04-01T03:22:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-murphy-wins-by-65-votes-on-election-night/491539/21 "2009-04-02T16:12:11Z")

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> [@tomndebb](#):
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> I am having trouble seeing how this single election is going to be his ruination.

He doesn’t have a reservoir of good will, or a record of achievements elsewhere, to carry him past even a small failure, especially not one he’s invested himself in.

But you can expect him to get a little more time, anyway. Dumping him now would reflect more negatively on the RNC (for its bad judgment in picking him in the first place) than it can afford.

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