U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy is widely believed to be close to announcing a bid for U.S. Senate in 2012 but at a "Congress on Your Corner" event in Simsbury today he said nothing to stoke or quell the rumors.
"It's something I'm interested in,'' Murphy said while standing outside Fitzgerald's Foods as darkness closed in late this afternoon.
The congressman, who has represented the 5th District since 2006, said he's talking with his family and weighing his options but also knows that, if he does take the plunge, a decision is needed fairly soon.
"The nature of a modern Senate campaign is you can't wait too long to decide because it takes a long time to raise ridiculous amounts of money required to run for the Senate,'' he said.