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Melissa Murray

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325 total appearances

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The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I was just riding the train and we were between a very long set of express stops and someone riding on the train with me defecated. And like literally on the train and we all were just like, Oh my God. Like, and that, not that kind of thing happens, but like, it's the case that you can get on the subway at any time. And someone's having a mental health crisis, something's happening.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I was just riding the train and we were between a very long set of express stops and someone riding on the train with me defecated. And like literally on the train and we all were just like, Oh my God. Like, and that, not that kind of thing happens, but like, it's the case that you can get on the subway at any time. And someone's having a mental health crisis, something's happening.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I was just riding the train and we were between a very long set of express stops and someone riding on the train with me defecated. And like literally on the train and we all were just like, Oh my God. Like, and that, not that kind of thing happens, but like, it's the case that you can get on the subway at any time. And someone's having a mental health crisis, something's happening.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

It feels disordered and you go to CVS and you got to reserve like three hours to do your shopping because every single item has to be liberated from behind the plexiglass locked wall. And, um, I don't want to shop on Amazon Prime. I'd prefer to do something else that's more economically sustainable, doesn't make Jeff Bezos my personal savior, and is better for the environment.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

It feels disordered and you go to CVS and you got to reserve like three hours to do your shopping because every single item has to be liberated from behind the plexiglass locked wall. And, um, I don't want to shop on Amazon Prime. I'd prefer to do something else that's more economically sustainable, doesn't make Jeff Bezos my personal savior, and is better for the environment.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

It feels disordered and you go to CVS and you got to reserve like three hours to do your shopping because every single item has to be liberated from behind the plexiglass locked wall. And, um, I don't want to shop on Amazon Prime. I'd prefer to do something else that's more economically sustainable, doesn't make Jeff Bezos my personal savior, and is better for the environment.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

But I don't have three hours to liberate the shampoo every single time. And it feels disordered to have that. And so I think one of the things that people want here is some assurance that blue state or blue city governance works and works well. And that's a reason to put it at the top of the topic and make it national governance.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

But I don't have three hours to liberate the shampoo every single time. And it feels disordered to have that. And so I think one of the things that people want here is some assurance that blue state or blue city governance works and works well. And that's a reason to put it at the top of the topic and make it national governance.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

But I don't have three hours to liberate the shampoo every single time. And it feels disordered to have that. And so I think one of the things that people want here is some assurance that blue state or blue city governance works and works well. And that's a reason to put it at the top of the topic and make it national governance.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I think it's why Jared Polis has been so successful in Colorado, because he's making shit work. Like, they've lowered prices. They've done things on โ€“ I mean, if you look at the polls in the election, places like Missouri, which we think of as like ruby red states โ€“ They voted for ballot initiatives that allowed for a rise in the minimum wage, that allowed for paid family leave.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I think it's why Jared Polis has been so successful in Colorado, because he's making shit work. Like, they've lowered prices. They've done things on โ€“ I mean, if you look at the polls in the election, places like Missouri, which we think of as like ruby red states โ€“ They voted for ballot initiatives that allowed for a rise in the minimum wage, that allowed for paid family leave.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

I think it's why Jared Polis has been so successful in Colorado, because he's making shit work. Like, they've lowered prices. They've done things on โ€“ I mean, if you look at the polls in the election, places like Missouri, which we think of as like ruby red states โ€“ They voted for ballot initiatives that allowed for a rise in the minimum wage, that allowed for paid family leave.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

These are core redistribution policies, core democratic policies, and ruby red states are going for them. People... want things that make their lives better. Make my life better, free my shampoo from CVS, make the subway more pleasant to ride, all of those things. And I think we're seeing a species of this right now with what's going on in California and the backlash against Karen Bass.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

These are core redistribution policies, core democratic policies, and ruby red states are going for them. People... want things that make their lives better. Make my life better, free my shampoo from CVS, make the subway more pleasant to ride, all of those things. And I think we're seeing a species of this right now with what's going on in California and the backlash against Karen Bass.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

These are core redistribution policies, core democratic policies, and ruby red states are going for them. People... want things that make their lives better. Make my life better, free my shampoo from CVS, make the subway more pleasant to ride, all of those things. And I think we're seeing a species of this right now with what's going on in California and the backlash against Karen Bass.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

If you're making things better in California, why are you in Ghana? And maybe it's not fair. And again, fires are an act of God. I lived in California for many, many years, but I think some of this is deeply unfair with the misinformation that's being spread about her response to this, but that seems to be the core. Show me that democratic governance is effective.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

If you're making things better in California, why are you in Ghana? And maybe it's not fair. And again, fires are an act of God. I lived in California for many, many years, but I think some of this is deeply unfair with the misinformation that's being spread about her response to this, but that seems to be the core. Show me that democratic governance is effective.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

If you're making things better in California, why are you in Ghana? And maybe it's not fair. And again, fires are an act of God. I lived in California for many, many years, but I think some of this is deeply unfair with the misinformation that's being spread about her response to this, but that seems to be the core. Show me that democratic governance is effective.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

And I think if Gavin with the good hair wants to be the president of the United States in 2028, he's going to have to clean up San Francisco. He's going to have to clean up Oakland. He's going to have to clean up Los Angeles and show that blue state governance is good and should be for the whole country. That's my take.

The Bulwark Podcast
Melissa Murray and John Avlon: The Dark Legal Clouds Ahead

And I think if Gavin with the good hair wants to be the president of the United States in 2028, he's going to have to clean up San Francisco. He's going to have to clean up Oakland. He's going to have to clean up Los Angeles and show that blue state governance is good and should be for the whole country. That's my take.