Senator Chris Murphy

and put his vote where his mouth was, right? He condemned Trump's role in January 6th, but then he wouldn't vote to impeach him. Had he impeached him, had he voted to impeach him, I'm almost sure that another eight or 10 Republicans would have come along with him. Trump would have been disqualified from office. This would still be a dark moment, but it wouldn't be as dystopian as it is.

And so I'm with you. I have such complicated feelings about McConnell, in part because He also did some good things before this election. We passed the bipartisan gun bill, which has saved a ton of lives in this country in 2022, because McConnell decided finally to do something about guns. He literally pushed that bill into existence on the Republican side.

And so I'm with you. I have such complicated feelings about McConnell, in part because He also did some good things before this election. We passed the bipartisan gun bill, which has saved a ton of lives in this country in 2022, because McConnell decided finally to do something about guns. He literally pushed that bill into existence on the Republican side.

And so I'm with you. I have such complicated feelings about McConnell, in part because He also did some good things before this election. We passed the bipartisan gun bill, which has saved a ton of lives in this country in 2022, because McConnell decided finally to do something about guns. He literally pushed that bill into existence on the Republican side.

There's a decent handful of good things that he has done, but those original sins, you just can't wash them away.

There's a decent handful of good things that he has done, but those original sins, you just can't wash them away.

There's a decent handful of good things that he has done, but those original sins, you just can't wash them away.

I mean, so the person you see, like what you imagine Bernie to be like behind the scenes is exactly what Bernie is like behind the scenes, right? Like Bernie is passionate. He is kind of crotchety, right? Like he can sometimes be a little intimidating to sit down next to and talk to because you know, he's on it all the time. But he and I have become,

I mean, so the person you see, like what you imagine Bernie to be like behind the scenes is exactly what Bernie is like behind the scenes, right? Like Bernie is passionate. He is kind of crotchety, right? Like he can sometimes be a little intimidating to sit down next to and talk to because you know, he's on it all the time. But he and I have become,

I mean, so the person you see, like what you imagine Bernie to be like behind the scenes is exactly what Bernie is like behind the scenes, right? Like Bernie is passionate. He is kind of crotchety, right? Like he can sometimes be a little intimidating to sit down next to and talk to because you know, he's on it all the time. But he and I have become,

much closer over the last year, because I really have become convinced that he has the message, right? That his message of fierce, pugilistic economic populism, like I'm gonna tell you who's screwing you, and I'm gonna tell you exactly how we're gonna fix it. That is the crossover message. That is the message that actually steals voters from Trump's base.

much closer over the last year, because I really have become convinced that he has the message, right? That his message of fierce, pugilistic economic populism, like I'm gonna tell you who's screwing you, and I'm gonna tell you exactly how we're gonna fix it. That is the crossover message. That is the message that actually steals voters from Trump's base.

much closer over the last year, because I really have become convinced that he has the message, right? That his message of fierce, pugilistic economic populism, like I'm gonna tell you who's screwing you, and I'm gonna tell you exactly how we're gonna fix it. That is the crossover message. That is the message that actually steals voters from Trump's base.

And for a long time, the Democratic Party looked at Bernie as kind of this like fringe figure to avoid. Well, we can't let our party adopt Bernie Sanders' message, No, actually, his message is the message that resonates with a whole lot of poor people out there, a whole lot of people who have been fucked over by the existing economic order.

And for a long time, the Democratic Party looked at Bernie as kind of this like fringe figure to avoid. Well, we can't let our party adopt Bernie Sanders' message, No, actually, his message is the message that resonates with a whole lot of poor people out there, a whole lot of people who have been fucked over by the existing economic order.

And for a long time, the Democratic Party looked at Bernie as kind of this like fringe figure to avoid. Well, we can't let our party adopt Bernie Sanders' message, No, actually, his message is the message that resonates with a whole lot of poor people out there, a whole lot of people who have been fucked over by the existing economic order.

And whether Bernie is the messenger or not, I don't know, but what he is selling, corporations ruining your life, corporate consolidation being bad for small businesses and bad for workers, power to unions, double the minimum wage. That's it. That's the winning message.

And whether Bernie is the messenger or not, I don't know, but what he is selling, corporations ruining your life, corporate consolidation being bad for small businesses and bad for workers, power to unions, double the minimum wage. That's it. That's the winning message.

And whether Bernie is the messenger or not, I don't know, but what he is selling, corporations ruining your life, corporate consolidation being bad for small businesses and bad for workers, power to unions, double the minimum wage. That's it. That's the winning message.

As I've begun to say that more publicly and privately, Bernie and I have become closer and it's one of the most fun parts for me of the last year is getting closer to him and feeling a little bit less intimidated than I used to be to sit down next to Bernie Sanders and start a conversation.