Senator Chris Murphy

Yeah, I mean, Scott, I think there's a couple things to talk about here. It is true that the approval ratings for the Democratic Party are in the toilet. They're bad, but not much worse than the approval ratings for the Republican Party. People are just down on organized political parties right now. And a lot of the reason why

Yeah, I mean, Scott, I think there's a couple things to talk about here. It is true that the approval ratings for the Democratic Party are in the toilet. They're bad, but not much worse than the approval ratings for the Republican Party. People are just down on organized political parties right now. And a lot of the reason why

the Democratic number is very low is because Democrats are upset with the Democratic Party. And that's because, you know, Donald Trump has punched this entire country in the nose. And a lot of Democrats are taking out their frustration with Trump on the leaders of their own party, who they don't believe have... stood up an effective resistance. Some of that is, I think, justified.

the Democratic number is very low is because Democrats are upset with the Democratic Party. And that's because, you know, Donald Trump has punched this entire country in the nose. And a lot of Democrats are taking out their frustration with Trump on the leaders of their own party, who they don't believe have... stood up an effective resistance. Some of that is, I think, justified.

the Democratic number is very low is because Democrats are upset with the Democratic Party. And that's because, you know, Donald Trump has punched this entire country in the nose. And a lot of Democrats are taking out their frustration with Trump on the leaders of their own party, who they don't believe have... stood up an effective resistance. Some of that is, I think, justified.

Some of that is not. But it is also true that the Democratic Party is not seen as a strong enough alternative. One of the things I worry about is that, well, it is true that this is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country. Any one of these scandals from the meme coin to Starlink would have potentially taken down a previous president in a previous time.

Some of that is not. But it is also true that the Democratic Party is not seen as a strong enough alternative. One of the things I worry about is that, well, it is true that this is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country. Any one of these scandals from the meme coin to Starlink would have potentially taken down a previous president in a previous time.

Some of that is not. But it is also true that the Democratic Party is not seen as a strong enough alternative. One of the things I worry about is that, well, it is true that this is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country. Any one of these scandals from the meme coin to Starlink would have potentially taken down a previous president in a previous time.

The Democrats aren't really seen as a credible anti-corruption messenger for a couple of reasons. One, because, you know, we weren't really serious about taking out corrupt members of our own party. But also, we don't really talk about with enough volume about the ways in which we would clean up government if we were put in charge.

The Democrats aren't really seen as a credible anti-corruption messenger for a couple of reasons. One, because, you know, we weren't really serious about taking out corrupt members of our own party. But also, we don't really talk about with enough volume about the ways in which we would clean up government if we were put in charge.

The Democrats aren't really seen as a credible anti-corruption messenger for a couple of reasons. One, because, you know, we weren't really serious about taking out corrupt members of our own party. But also, we don't really talk about with enough volume about the ways in which we would clean up government if we were put in charge.

When I started out in politics 20, 25 years ago, campaign finance reform, getting big money, corporate money, lobbyist money out of politics, that was a top two or three issue for Democrats. Somewhere along the line, we stopped explaining politics Maybe we stopped caring as much about unrigging the democracy.

When I started out in politics 20, 25 years ago, campaign finance reform, getting big money, corporate money, lobbyist money out of politics, that was a top two or three issue for Democrats. Somewhere along the line, we stopped explaining politics Maybe we stopped caring as much about unrigging the democracy.

When I started out in politics 20, 25 years ago, campaign finance reform, getting big money, corporate money, lobbyist money out of politics, that was a top two or three issue for Democrats. Somewhere along the line, we stopped explaining politics Maybe we stopped caring as much about unrigging the democracy.

Our sort of democracy talk became voting rights talk, which is really important, but that's actually not the thing that sort of scratches the itch that most Americans have today, which is the influence of billionaires and corporations everywhere. inside politics.

Our sort of democracy talk became voting rights talk, which is really important, but that's actually not the thing that sort of scratches the itch that most Americans have today, which is the influence of billionaires and corporations everywhere. inside politics.

Our sort of democracy talk became voting rights talk, which is really important, but that's actually not the thing that sort of scratches the itch that most Americans have today, which is the influence of billionaires and corporations everywhere. inside politics.

So I think, you know, some of the low approval ratings for Democrats are just a function of sort of the first six months of the Trump administration and people taking out their anger against anybody, including Democrats.

So I think, you know, some of the low approval ratings for Democrats are just a function of sort of the first six months of the Trump administration and people taking out their anger against anybody, including Democrats.

So I think, you know, some of the low approval ratings for Democrats are just a function of sort of the first six months of the Trump administration and people taking out their anger against anybody, including Democrats.