Senator Chris Murphy

So I have a little bit of a different perspective than a lot of my colleagues do on Republicans right now. I really worry that we're giving Republicans too much credit, this idea that they know what the right thing to do is and they aren't doing it because they are scared of Donald Trump or scared of losing an election.

So I have a little bit of a different perspective than a lot of my colleagues do on Republicans right now. I really worry that we're giving Republicans too much credit, this idea that they know what the right thing to do is and they aren't doing it because they are scared of Donald Trump or scared of losing an election.

So I have a little bit of a different perspective than a lot of my colleagues do on Republicans right now. I really worry that we're giving Republicans too much credit, this idea that they know what the right thing to do is and they aren't doing it because they are scared of Donald Trump or scared of losing an election.

I think way more Republicans than you think have in their heart given up on the project of democracy. This work to undermine democracy inside the Republican Party that's been, you know, handled and midwifed in part by the pseudo-intellectual infrastructure that surrounds MAGA, you know, it's been ongoing for a decade. It's deep. It's serious.

I think way more Republicans than you think have in their heart given up on the project of democracy. This work to undermine democracy inside the Republican Party that's been, you know, handled and midwifed in part by the pseudo-intellectual infrastructure that surrounds MAGA, you know, it's been ongoing for a decade. It's deep. It's serious.

I think way more Republicans than you think have in their heart given up on the project of democracy. This work to undermine democracy inside the Republican Party that's been, you know, handled and midwifed in part by the pseudo-intellectual infrastructure that surrounds MAGA, you know, it's been ongoing for a decade. It's deep. It's serious.

And so especially in the House of Representatives, I think the vast majority of Republicans there are absolutely willing to give up on elections if that guarantees Republicans rule forever. Many Republicans, most Republicans in Congress have come to the conclusion that progressives writ large are an existential threat to the nation.

And so especially in the House of Representatives, I think the vast majority of Republicans there are absolutely willing to give up on elections if that guarantees Republicans rule forever. Many Republicans, most Republicans in Congress have come to the conclusion that progressives writ large are an existential threat to the nation.

And so especially in the House of Representatives, I think the vast majority of Republicans there are absolutely willing to give up on elections if that guarantees Republicans rule forever. Many Republicans, most Republicans in Congress have come to the conclusion that progressives writ large are an existential threat to the nation.

And so their number one goal, their mission, is to stop Democrats from ever ruling again. They'd like to do that without destroying democracy, but if that's what it takes, then they're willing to do it. I just think you have to understand that instead of living in this world where

And so their number one goal, their mission, is to stop Democrats from ever ruling again. They'd like to do that without destroying democracy, but if that's what it takes, then they're willing to do it. I just think you have to understand that instead of living in this world where

And so their number one goal, their mission, is to stop Democrats from ever ruling again. They'd like to do that without destroying democracy, but if that's what it takes, then they're willing to do it. I just think you have to understand that instead of living in this world where

Oh, boy, they're all really wringing their hands about what Trump is doing to our democracy, and they just can't say it out loud because they're so afraid of him. In the Senate, yes, there's a good group of maybe 15 to 20 who do know what he's doing is wrong. And those approval ratings sitting in the 30s for a period of months, that may be the key.

Oh, boy, they're all really wringing their hands about what Trump is doing to our democracy, and they just can't say it out loud because they're so afraid of him. In the Senate, yes, there's a good group of maybe 15 to 20 who do know what he's doing is wrong. And those approval ratings sitting in the 30s for a period of months, that may be the key.

Oh, boy, they're all really wringing their hands about what Trump is doing to our democracy, and they just can't say it out loud because they're so afraid of him. In the Senate, yes, there's a good group of maybe 15 to 20 who do know what he's doing is wrong. And those approval ratings sitting in the 30s for a period of months, that may be the key.

getting more of those Republicans to speak up or perhaps voting against some of the worst of this agenda, including the Medicaid cuts. But I don't mean to paint a hopeless picture. I just think it's really important not to sugarcoat what's happened inside the Republican Party. And it's a decade-long effort to try to explain why it's time

getting more of those Republicans to speak up or perhaps voting against some of the worst of this agenda, including the Medicaid cuts. But I don't mean to paint a hopeless picture. I just think it's really important not to sugarcoat what's happened inside the Republican Party. And it's a decade-long effort to try to explain why it's time

getting more of those Republicans to speak up or perhaps voting against some of the worst of this agenda, including the Medicaid cuts. But I don't mean to paint a hopeless picture. I just think it's really important not to sugarcoat what's happened inside the Republican Party. And it's a decade-long effort to try to explain why it's time

to transition America to a kind of autocracy or quasi-democracy that can keep up with China. Democracy is just antiquated. It's outdated. It doesn't work in a 2025 global context. That's what a lot of Republicans think today.

to transition America to a kind of autocracy or quasi-democracy that can keep up with China. Democracy is just antiquated. It's outdated. It doesn't work in a 2025 global context. That's what a lot of Republicans think today.