Ex-Goldman Executive Airs New Jersey's Middle-Class Woes During Debate

  • Philip Murphy a possible Democratic candidate for governor
  • Commercial by his tax-exempt group cites lagging economy
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Philip Murphy, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive considering a run for New Jersey governor, aired the state’s economic malaise to viewers of Tuesday night’s televised Democratic presidential debate.

CNN viewers saw a commercial drawing attention to the dearth of jobs that Murphy, 58, says is weakening the economy. The air time was chosen, he said, to appeal to a wide Democratic audience, and not to further any personal ambition.