Chris Murphy

The largest collection of preserved 17th and 18th century houses, I think, in the country.

Well, I think you are describing the demographic makeup of Connecticut, which is right now well-matched with this version of the Democratic Party. If the Democratic Party was to, let's say, become more tolerant of views that are outside our social and cultural mainstream, would we lose... Voters that are currently in our coalition, I'm not sure that we would.

Well, I think you are describing the demographic makeup of Connecticut, which is right now well-matched with this version of the Democratic Party. If the Democratic Party was to, let's say, become more tolerant of views that are outside our social and cultural mainstream, would we lose... Voters that are currently in our coalition, I'm not sure that we would.

Would we be able to pick up some slice of Trump's base that now see him handing the government over to his billionaire friends and are willing to vote for Democrats who support industrial policy and a higher minimum wage so long as they don't feel like they are being judged and looked down upon for their views on transgender girls in sports.

Would we be able to pick up some slice of Trump's base that now see him handing the government over to his billionaire friends and are willing to vote for Democrats who support industrial policy and a higher minimum wage so long as they don't feel like they are being judged and looked down upon for their views on transgender girls in sports.

That's my theory of the case, is that you are not necessarily going to lose folks that are already in your coalition. You'll just build a bigger, more enduring coalition, especially if the Republican Party doesn't learn from what's happening right now and actually grapple with real populism versus fake populism.

That's my theory of the case, is that you are not necessarily going to lose folks that are already in your coalition. You'll just build a bigger, more enduring coalition, especially if the Republican Party doesn't learn from what's happening right now and actually grapple with real populism versus fake populism.

I think there's some truth to that. I mean, what I argue for is that the Democratic Party should be. more overtly populist and more pugilistic, more confrontational in its populism, meaning that you are more regularly naming the individuals, organizations, and the companies that are screwing voters that we might become more

I think there's some truth to that. I mean, what I argue for is that the Democratic Party should be. more overtly populist and more pugilistic, more confrontational in its populism, meaning that you are more regularly naming the individuals, organizations, and the companies that are screwing voters that we might become more

you know, overtly antagonistic to tech companies, that we might be more willing to name individual healthcare companies, pharmaceutical companies that are price gouging, that, you know, we would explain what the takeover of our healthcare system by the private equity industry is going to mean for quality and prices.

you know, overtly antagonistic to tech companies, that we might be more willing to name individual healthcare companies, pharmaceutical companies that are price gouging, that, you know, we would explain what the takeover of our healthcare system by the private equity industry is going to mean for quality and prices.

If we did that, yes, you're right, we would probably lose some piece of our coalition. There would probably be a handful of voters in Greenwich, Connecticut, I'll name it, right, that would be Right. That would be unhappy with the way in which we were, you know, calling out and naming certain companies or certain industries that were harming voters.

If we did that, yes, you're right, we would probably lose some piece of our coalition. There would probably be a handful of voters in Greenwich, Connecticut, I'll name it, right, that would be Right. That would be unhappy with the way in which we were, you know, calling out and naming certain companies or certain industries that were harming voters.

But I think the net benefit to the party, that kind of confrontational politics, explaining who's screwing you, which is what voters want. They want you to explain who's screwing them.

But I think the net benefit to the party, that kind of confrontational politics, explaining who's screwing you, which is what voters want. They want you to explain who's screwing them.

And an opening up of the tent would net far more voters into the coalition that it would lose in a group of very, very wealthy individuals who were probably with us only because of Trump's ethical problems and social issues that made them very distasteful.

And an opening up of the tent would net far more voters into the coalition that it would lose in a group of very, very wealthy individuals who were probably with us only because of Trump's ethical problems and social issues that made them very distasteful.

Well, the bet that Kamala Harris made in 2024 was that the democracy coalition would be bigger and stronger than the populist coalition. That's why Liz Cheney was inside the tent, not outside the tent. That was a bad bet in 2024. They were wrong. Whether or not a different coalition based around a more confrontational populism would have won the election, we'll never know.

Well, the bet that Kamala Harris made in 2024 was that the democracy coalition would be bigger and stronger than the populist coalition. That's why Liz Cheney was inside the tent, not outside the tent. That was a bad bet in 2024. They were wrong. Whether or not a different coalition based around a more confrontational populism would have won the election, we'll never know.

It is true that the threat is now much more real. And so you could make the argument that a coalition really focused on saving democracy might be bigger today because folks now know that he is truly serious. And that's probably a prescription to win favor.