You can blame Allen West for Murphy.
West choked and Murphy beat West by only 2,100 votes. West could have won but he had a bit of a manpower problem because he mistreated some of his best campaign workers and they didn't work for him in 2012.
West could have easily picked up the 2,000 votes, but when you're as arrogant and overrated as West is, you can't afford tp piss anybody off, but he did.
West also cut a deal with Rubio to get out of FL, but that's whole whole other thread.
West was robbed by the Saint Lucie Supervisor of Elections.
West was ahead by 2100 votes going in to the evening,
This liberal, black woman went in to a room during the count late at night with West ahead by that 2100 count. She came out and announced that Murphy was the leader by 2100.
West lost his seat because he was a Tea Party conservative and the pubbies realigned his district to be more democrat insuring West’s defeet