Murphy agrees to Spanish language debate with Rubio

[OneJ]

Link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-patrick-murphy-orlando-pride-fund-20161012-story,amp.html?

[Kevin]

RIP Patrick Murphy.

[BuckeyeNut]

I thought Rubio was like the Castros and had terrible Spanish.

If Murphy speaks Spanish that isn't half bad, he could really improve his Hispanic turnout. I doubt Rubio ever thought Murphy would accept.

[Heisenberg]

I thought Rubio was like the Castros and had terrible Spanish.

He speaks Spanish fluently, I believe. You're probably confusing him with Ted Cruz, who speaks Spanish as well as the Castro brothers (meaning, not well at all).

[Xing]

RIP Patrick Murphy.

How will this hurt Murphy? I'm not sure it will help him, but I can't see it hurting him unless his Spanish is atrocious, in which case, he probably wouldn't have agreed to this.

[Vosem]

RIP Patrick Murphy.

How will this hurt Murphy? I'm not sure it will help him, but I can't see it hurting him unless his Spanish is atrocious, in which case, he probably wouldn't have agreed to this.

Judging by ads he's ran where he speaks Spanish, he has the heaviest gringo accent ever. And that's when he reads off a script. I don't know how good he is off the cuff in Spanish (and he may not actually be half bad), but that accent is going to make for terrible optics, especially next to a native speaker.

This seems like a Hail Mary by a losing candidate to me.

[Kingpoleon]

RIP Patrick Murphy.

How will this hurt Murphy? I'm not sure it will help him, but I can't see it hurting him unless his Spanish is atrocious, in which case, he probably wouldn't have agreed to this.

Judging by ads he's ran where he speaks Spanish, he has the heaviest gringo accent ever. And that's when he reads off a script. I don't know how good he is off the cuff in Spanish (and he may not actually be half bad), but that accent is going to make for terrible optics, especially next to a native speaker.

This seems like a Hail Mary by a losing candidate to me.

Mark Kirk had a great Spanish ad a couple of weeks ago up: "Su Senador". I watched it on my phone, but the final link after YouTube is: /l3xCX-1LxpI

It doesn't seem too heavily accented, and Kirk does a great job of pronunciation. Murphy needs to get preparation to learn to speak Spanish that fast and accurately.

[DrScholl]

I don't see how accepting an invitation is a Hail Mary. Murphy would have been criticized had he not attended, so it's not like he had many options.

[Santander]

What a disgrace.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

What a disgrace.

Fully a fifth of Florida residents speak Spanish as their primary language. If you'd prefer that Florida Republicans not attempt to reach out to these potential voters, then by all means.

[Lumine]

I usually cringe when I hear US politicians speaking spanish, but having seen a couple of interviews with Rubio (I can't judge on ads), he is fluent indeed. Even his Cuban accent is not particularly strong.

[Young Conservative]

Awesome!