The guy lives in Los Angeles. He did know and work for a few big wigs in his Washington days, but he certainly doesn't have his fingers on the pulse of DC Republicans nowadays.
But I get it. Fake news junk journalism like this fills websites and gives people an opportunity to vent in the comments.
“he certainly doesn’t have his fingers on the pulse of DC Republicans nowadays.”
Really? I’m not going to say that about the consultant who has been hired by all the party’s top leaders except Trump. It’s like saying the handpicked spokesman for a series of GE ceos has no idea about the culture and inner workings of GE. Bush family, McCain and Romney ARE the GOP - they were it’s standard bearers for 20 years before Trump, and most GOP elected in DC, esp in the Senate, are still Bushites. Even in the House - notice how they gave Liz Cheney the no 2 job in her first term. And they made Paul Ryan their leader
Mike Murphy is more representative of the GOP establishment, including its Senators and many in the House, than Trump is