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Senator Chris Murphy

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The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

And so to me, the essential difference right now in the party is that some people think that that's a very low likelihood. And so we should just engage in normal politics where we try to become more popular than Republicans. People like me believe that it won't matter if we're more popular than them because the rules won't allow us to run a fair election.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

And so to me, the essential difference right now in the party is that some people think that that's a very low likelihood. And so we should just engage in normal politics where we try to become more popular than Republicans. People like me believe that it won't matter if we're more popular than them because the rules won't allow us to run a fair election.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

And so to me, the essential difference right now in the party is that some people think that that's a very low likelihood. And so we should just engage in normal politics where we try to become more popular than Republicans. People like me believe that it won't matter if we're more popular than them because the rules won't allow us to run a fair election.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

And so everything we should be doing right now, both inside the Capitol and outside the Capitol, should be geared towards trying to make Republicans stop this assault on the rule of law and democratic norms.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

And so everything we should be doing right now, both inside the Capitol and outside the Capitol, should be geared towards trying to make Republicans stop this assault on the rule of law and democratic norms.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

And so everything we should be doing right now, both inside the Capitol and outside the Capitol, should be geared towards trying to make Republicans stop this assault on the rule of law and democratic norms.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

So, yeah, the public did not – we're not convinced by our argument in 2024 because we were shilling for the existing version of democracy, which is deeply corrupt, which does not work. Trump is giving us this opportunity because this is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

So, yeah, the public did not – we're not convinced by our argument in 2024 because we were shilling for the existing version of democracy, which is deeply corrupt, which does not work. Trump is giving us this opportunity because this is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

So, yeah, the public did not – we're not convinced by our argument in 2024 because we were shilling for the existing version of democracy, which is deeply corrupt, which does not work. Trump is giving us this opportunity because this is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

He's giving us an opportunity to run on an anti-corruption message, but we will only win if we actually run on an anti-corruption platform. And so for me, the two things that matter most are populist economics and government reform. If Democrats run on cleaning up Washington with real actual plans to, for instance, get

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

He's giving us an opportunity to run on an anti-corruption message, but we will only win if we actually run on an anti-corruption platform. And so for me, the two things that matter most are populist economics and government reform. If Democrats run on cleaning up Washington with real actual plans to, for instance, get

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

He's giving us an opportunity to run on an anti-corruption message, but we will only win if we actually run on an anti-corruption platform. And so for me, the two things that matter most are populist economics and government reform. If Democrats run on cleaning up Washington with real actual plans to, for instance, get

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

private money completely out of politics, to pass the Stock Act to make sure that not a single person inside government can use insider information or trade to benefit them financially, and we run on populist economics, I think that's a winner, and it's a way for people to stand up and support democracy, but only a reformed version of democracy.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

private money completely out of politics, to pass the Stock Act to make sure that not a single person inside government can use insider information or trade to benefit them financially, and we run on populist economics, I think that's a winner, and it's a way for people to stand up and support democracy, but only a reformed version of democracy.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

private money completely out of politics, to pass the Stock Act to make sure that not a single person inside government can use insider information or trade to benefit them financially, and we run on populist economics, I think that's a winner, and it's a way for people to stand up and support democracy, but only a reformed version of democracy.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

Well, I think in part, I mean, Trump has been very effective in being so public about his corruption that it ends up with it being normalized. I mean, I'm just shocked that the Trump meme coin isn't like the only thing that we're talking about. it's probably the most massive corruption scandal in the history of the country.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

Well, I think in part, I mean, Trump has been very effective in being so public about his corruption that it ends up with it being normalized. I mean, I'm just shocked that the Trump meme coin isn't like the only thing that we're talking about. it's probably the most massive corruption scandal in the history of the country.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

Well, I think in part, I mean, Trump has been very effective in being so public about his corruption that it ends up with it being normalized. I mean, I'm just shocked that the Trump meme coin isn't like the only thing that we're talking about. it's probably the most massive corruption scandal in the history of the country.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

You literally have a, I guess, legal open channel for private donations to the president and his family in exchange for favors. And we just kind of think that it's part of Trump's right to do business in the White House, it's gross. It's disgusting. It's deeply immoral.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared”

You literally have a, I guess, legal open channel for private donations to the president and his family in exchange for favors. And we just kind of think that it's part of Trump's right to do business in the White House, it's gross. It's disgusting. It's deeply immoral.