peeved off Rush Limbaugh fans TEXT “since Republicans boast a 70,000 voter edge in registration, he should not have been able to catch him” John B. Judis claims that “Murphy’s election night edge of 65 is a vote of confidence for President Barack Obama and his economic program.” Not quite. endorsed by the libertarian candidate, and he also received placement on the “Independence Party” line, which earned the Republican 8,000 votes in YEAR. TEXT True Murphy had his own liabilities.