Senator Chris Murphy

Whereas Democrats raise lots of money every two years, we blow it all on 30-second ads that disappear into the ether as soon as the election is done, instead of actually building our own permanent infrastructure so that we could be selling our ideas, like economic justice, like loving instead of fearing your neighbor, like breaking up powerful corporations every single day.

But sell them every day, build the infrastructure in order to be able to sell them every day.

But sell them every day, build the infrastructure in order to be able to sell them every day.

Listen, I think the Republican Party has had some dominant figures, some of them funders like the Kochs, some of them political figures like Donald Trump. The Democratic Party hasn't had that kind of continuity of leadership. But there's also a consultant class inside the Democratic Party that makes a lot of money off of those 30 second ads.

Listen, I think the Republican Party has had some dominant figures, some of them funders like the Kochs, some of them political figures like Donald Trump. The Democratic Party hasn't had that kind of continuity of leadership. But there's also a consultant class inside the Democratic Party that makes a lot of money off of those 30 second ads.

And they don't make as much money if you're actually developing ideas that last. And so breaking the grip of those consultants on the Democratic Party who have made a lot of money but have not actually produced as many votes as we would like, that's part of our challenge as well. Right. No, listen, I couldn't agree more.

And they don't make as much money if you're actually developing ideas that last. And so breaking the grip of those consultants on the Democratic Party who have made a lot of money but have not actually produced as many votes as we would like, that's part of our challenge as well. Right. No, listen, I couldn't agree more.

Yeah, but they are handing us the opportunity, right? Donald Trump ran as a fake populist, and he is there for the unmasking, right? He has no clothes. I mean, don't. Right. So they're literally every single day empowering the billionaires. I've still got Chuck Schumer in the gym in my head.

Yeah, but they are handing us the opportunity, right? Donald Trump ran as a fake populist, and he is there for the unmasking, right? He has no clothes. I mean, don't. Right. So they're literally every single day empowering the billionaires. I've still got Chuck Schumer in the gym in my head.

Some of us go to the gym. Some of us don't. Schumer on an elliptical. I'm sorry. So it's there for the taking. I mean, their only legislative agenda item of any consequence is another tax cut. All of the money going to the billionaires and the millionaires. So it's there for the taking to rebrand the Democratic Party as the true populist party. But it takes. But not rebranding.

Some of us go to the gym. Some of us don't. Schumer on an elliptical. I'm sorry. So it's there for the taking. I mean, their only legislative agenda item of any consequence is another tax cut. All of the money going to the billionaires and the millionaires. So it's there for the taking to rebrand the Democratic Party as the true populist party. But it takes. But not rebranding.

actually remaking and doing. Yes. And listen, we are the party that actually has ideas that transfer power from the powerful to the powerless. We have been a little bit too addicted to incrementalism, but they are handing us the opportunity to go out and rip from their coalition, right?

actually remaking and doing. Yes. And listen, we are the party that actually has ideas that transfer power from the powerful to the powerless. We have been a little bit too addicted to incrementalism, but they are handing us the opportunity to go out and rip from their coalition, right?

People who actually do care about reordering fairness in our economy and are looking at these guys and realizing, you know what? The economy still sucks. My income isn't going up, and it kind of feels like the only people that are benefiting are Elon Musk and their billionaire friends.

People who actually do care about reordering fairness in our economy and are looking at these guys and realizing, you know what? The economy still sucks. My income isn't going up, and it kind of feels like the only people that are benefiting are Elon Musk and their billionaire friends.

So, like, take the moment and build a set of ideas that are big and hairy and transfer power in a meaningful, easily-to-understand way for the powerful to the powerless. But that's what I'm saying. You weren't there. I don't. I'm there, man.

So, like, take the moment and build a set of ideas that are big and hairy and transfer power in a meaningful, easily-to-understand way for the powerful to the powerless. But that's what I'm saying. You weren't there. I don't. I'm there, man.

So you can't get, so you can't, I don't think, get a lot lower than 27%. Uh-oh. Right? I wouldn't bet on it, friend. And listen, the opportunity of this moment is given how legitimately upset people are at what has happened over the last week. This is an opportunity for the Democratic Party collectively to show that we are ready to meet this moment, show that we are ready to...

So you can't get, so you can't, I don't think, get a lot lower than 27%. Uh-oh. Right? I wouldn't bet on it, friend. And listen, the opportunity of this moment is given how legitimately upset people are at what has happened over the last week. This is an opportunity for the Democratic Party collectively to show that we are ready to meet this moment, show that we are ready to...

Well, listen, I think every single Democrat has to be a part of this. I mean, again, I reject this idea that people like Bernie are threats to our electoral success. I think these ideas centering our entire conversation around asking the billionaires to transfer a little bit of their success to everybody else is core to the... sort of existential future of the party.