Chris Murphy

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.

the House back, it's not really a prescription to win any meaningful, enduring majority in the Senate, because in the Senate, we need to win states like Missouri and Iowa. And in those places, I just don't think

the House back, it's not really a prescription to win any meaningful, enduring majority in the Senate, because in the Senate, we need to win states like Missouri and Iowa. And in those places, I just don't think

You can be competitive unless you are picking up those pieces of the Trump base that do want a more robust government role in the economy to make it fair, but who aren't necessarily with us on the social and cultural issues.

You can be competitive unless you are picking up those pieces of the Trump base that do want a more robust government role in the economy to make it fair, but who aren't necessarily with us on the social and cultural issues.

That's why I argue that you should risk losing a handful of people who think that the economic message is too spicy or at least push them to make a decision as to whether they care enough about democracy to stay in the coalition, even if it maybe is even more apparent now that they might have to pay a little bit higher tax rate or their company might get broken up a little faster if it's too big, if Democrats win.

That's why I argue that you should risk losing a handful of people who think that the economic message is too spicy or at least push them to make a decision as to whether they care enough about democracy to stay in the coalition, even if it maybe is even more apparent now that they might have to pay a little bit higher tax rate or their company might get broken up a little faster if it's too big, if Democrats win.

Yeah, the Declaration of Independence is a radical document for a number of reasons, but maybe the most radical phrase in that founding document is the government owes a right to its citizens to pursue happiness. And the underlying assumption is that the government has a responsibility not to deliver you the last mile, but

Yeah, the Declaration of Independence is a radical document for a number of reasons, but maybe the most radical phrase in that founding document is the government owes a right to its citizens to pursue happiness. And the underlying assumption is that the government has a responsibility not to deliver you the last mile, but

towards a happy, meaningful life, but to set the conditions upon which individuals can pursue happiness. It is true that this is a much less happy nation than at any time before in recorded data. We are a much more lonely nation. We are a much more disconnected nation.

towards a happy, meaningful life, but to set the conditions upon which individuals can pursue happiness. It is true that this is a much less happy nation than at any time before in recorded data. We are a much more lonely nation. We are a much more disconnected nation.

And I think it's OK for leaders to talk about that and to talk about the fact that there are more people waking up every day who don't feel a sense of purpose like they may have 50 or 60 years ago. And I think this is a conversation that either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party could have. But right now, in a vacuum lies opportunity.

And I think it's OK for leaders to talk about that and to talk about the fact that there are more people waking up every day who don't feel a sense of purpose like they may have 50 or 60 years ago. And I think this is a conversation that either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party could have. But right now, in a vacuum lies opportunity.

That's why I think, for instance, you know, a real robust conversation about the The regulation of technology is therefore the taking, because I do think that folks think that technology is overwhelming their lives. They don't really know which party cares more about protecting them from the rough edges of technology.

That's why I think, for instance, you know, a real robust conversation about the The regulation of technology is therefore the taking, because I do think that folks think that technology is overwhelming their lives. They don't really know which party cares more about protecting them from the rough edges of technology.

And both parties have been corrupted, frankly, by, you know, too close experience politically and culturally with the technology companies. Neither party is really willing to make a break, but there is likely some

And both parties have been corrupted, frankly, by, you know, too close experience politically and culturally with the technology companies. Neither party is really willing to make a break, but there is likely some

a real winning political message in talking about how we can incentivize in-person experience and in-person communion and disincentivize virtual experience, because that's in part what is leading to folks waking up every day and feeling pretty shitty. There's been a 60% reduction in the with friends and companions in the last 20 years. That's extraordinary.

a real winning political message in talking about how we can incentivize in-person experience and in-person communion and disincentivize virtual experience, because that's in part what is leading to folks waking up every day and feeling pretty shitty. There's been a 60% reduction in the with friends and companions in the last 20 years. That's extraordinary.

And giving people a route back to the things that used to make them happy and explaining what role government plays in that, I think is an important policy discussion and probably a winning political discussion.