Senator Chris Murphy
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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 It's outdated.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.
i completely agree with that i mean how can't you if you you know look at um a lot of this polling data i think that you know what's important to understand is that while a lot of the attention has been on young men there has been a significant pull away by young women from the democratic party as well this is a phenomenon that exists most acutely with young men but it exists with young people writ large
i completely agree with that i mean how can't you if you you know look at um a lot of this polling data i think that you know what's important to understand is that while a lot of the attention has been on young men there has been a significant pull away by young women from the democratic party as well this is a phenomenon that exists most acutely with young men but it exists with young people writ large
i completely agree with that i mean how can't you if you you know look at um a lot of this polling data i think that you know what's important to understand is that while a lot of the attention has been on young men there has been a significant pull away by young women from the democratic party as well this is a phenomenon that exists most acutely with young men but it exists with young people writ large
I do think it's worth really examining why the only movement on the left that has drawn large numbers of young people, but especially young men, over the last 10 to 20 years is Bernie's movement. And I think you really have to, there's a lot of people who say, well, you know, Bernie's brand of politics is toxic. It's, you know, gonna be the downfall of the Democratic Party, but let's be honest,
I do think it's worth really examining why the only movement on the left that has drawn large numbers of young people, but especially young men, over the last 10 to 20 years is Bernie's movement. And I think you really have to, there's a lot of people who say, well, you know, Bernie's brand of politics is toxic. It's, you know, gonna be the downfall of the Democratic Party, but let's be honest,
I do think it's worth really examining why the only movement on the left that has drawn large numbers of young people, but especially young men, over the last 10 to 20 years is Bernie's movement. And I think you really have to, there's a lot of people who say, well, you know, Bernie's brand of politics is toxic. It's, you know, gonna be the downfall of the Democratic Party, but let's be honest,
Whatever you thought of the Bernie bros, there were a lot of young men who were attracted to what Bernie was selling. And I do think that that's because young men and young women together, but maybe young men in particular because of the very quick downfall of sort of the economic patriarchy, see the consequences of a system that is totally and completely rigged.
Whatever you thought of the Bernie bros, there were a lot of young men who were attracted to what Bernie was selling. And I do think that that's because young men and young women together, but maybe young men in particular because of the very quick downfall of sort of the economic patriarchy, see the consequences of a system that is totally and completely rigged.
Whatever you thought of the Bernie bros, there were a lot of young men who were attracted to what Bernie was selling. And I do think that that's because young men and young women together, but maybe young men in particular because of the very quick downfall of sort of the economic patriarchy, see the consequences of a system that is totally and completely rigged.
And they are looking for an explanation about who did it to them. For young men, you know, the conservative movement says, well, women did this to you. Women did this to you. Their rise in the workforce combined with the Me Too movement has been the source of your unraveling and undoing. Well... What Bernie says is that, yes, somebody did this to you, but it's not women.
And they are looking for an explanation about who did it to them. For young men, you know, the conservative movement says, well, women did this to you. Women did this to you. Their rise in the workforce combined with the Me Too movement has been the source of your unraveling and undoing. Well... What Bernie says is that, yes, somebody did this to you, but it's not women.
And they are looking for an explanation about who did it to them. For young men, you know, the conservative movement says, well, women did this to you. Women did this to you. Their rise in the workforce combined with the Me Too movement has been the source of your unraveling and undoing. Well... What Bernie says is that, yes, somebody did this to you, but it's not women.
It's the billionaire class. It's the corporate class who has rigged an economy to make sure that no young person can succeed as quickly as they could 30 or 50 years ago. And I just don't know that you'll win young men back or you'll win young people back if you don't have a source for
It's the billionaire class. It's the corporate class who has rigged an economy to make sure that no young person can succeed as quickly as they could 30 or 50 years ago. And I just don't know that you'll win young men back or you'll win young people back if you don't have a source for
It's the billionaire class. It's the corporate class who has rigged an economy to make sure that no young person can succeed as quickly as they could 30 or 50 years ago. And I just don't know that you'll win young men back or you'll win young people back if you don't have a source for
for them to root their frustration is if you don't have a story to tell about why their life got so difficult and so miserable all of a sudden. So, you know, you talked earlier about a moderate candidate being the only path forward. I'm not even sure that kind of center-right-left works any longer in describing sort of how the sort of political positioning exists today.
for them to root their frustration is if you don't have a story to tell about why their life got so difficult and so miserable all of a sudden. So, you know, you talked earlier about a moderate candidate being the only path forward. I'm not even sure that kind of center-right-left works any longer in describing sort of how the sort of political positioning exists today.
for them to root their frustration is if you don't have a story to tell about why their life got so difficult and so miserable all of a sudden. So, you know, you talked earlier about a moderate candidate being the only path forward. I'm not even sure that kind of center-right-left works any longer in describing sort of how the sort of political positioning exists today.
I think you probably win with a candidate who is more big-tentus on social and cultural issues, who is less judgmental about people who may not, you know, think the way that most progressives think on climate or guns or gay rights, but is pretty populist on economic issues, is willing to sort of