Senator Chris Murphy
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It exposes him as a false populist in a way that no other issue does. But as to kind of the tactical way that you deal with how he floods the zone, you have to flood the zone in return. You have to create as much content as he does. And that is a legitimate debate inside the party right now. There's a feeling that, you know, maybe we should just sort of sit back and
you know let them destroy themselves um that we shouldn't be acting every single day with five alarm urgency because that kind of wears people out i actually don't think that's true i i think we have to you know put just as much content out there every day as he does i think it's okay for us to sort of have our hair on fire on a daily basis because the democracy is under daily assault
you know let them destroy themselves um that we shouldn't be acting every single day with five alarm urgency because that kind of wears people out i actually don't think that's true i i think we have to you know put just as much content out there every day as he does i think it's okay for us to sort of have our hair on fire on a daily basis because the democracy is under daily assault
you know let them destroy themselves um that we shouldn't be acting every single day with five alarm urgency because that kind of wears people out i actually don't think that's true i i think we have to you know put just as much content out there every day as he does i think it's okay for us to sort of have our hair on fire on a daily basis because the democracy is under daily assault
And as long as we stay pretty laser-like focused on that transfer of wealth, the cut to Medicaid to finance the tax cut for millionaires, I think we're on pretty safe ground.
And as long as we stay pretty laser-like focused on that transfer of wealth, the cut to Medicaid to finance the tax cut for millionaires, I think we're on pretty safe ground.
And as long as we stay pretty laser-like focused on that transfer of wealth, the cut to Medicaid to finance the tax cut for millionaires, I think we're on pretty safe ground.
You know, it certainly is about volume. And you are right that this generation, right, doesn't think twice, right, about posting dozens of times a day. That's just how online communication works. And it's important for, you know, the older generation to understand that. Second, it's about authenticity. It's about removing the filter between you and your constituents and the
You know, it certainly is about volume. And you are right that this generation, right, doesn't think twice, right, about posting dozens of times a day. That's just how online communication works. And it's important for, you know, the older generation to understand that. Second, it's about authenticity. It's about removing the filter between you and your constituents and the
You know, it certainly is about volume. And you are right that this generation, right, doesn't think twice, right, about posting dozens of times a day. That's just how online communication works. And it's important for, you know, the older generation to understand that. Second, it's about authenticity. It's about removing the filter between you and your constituents and the
sort of high-level politicians, governors and senators still have that filter, still vet their communication through their communications staff. So you don't?
sort of high-level politicians, governors and senators still have that filter, still vet their communication through their communications staff. So you don't?
sort of high-level politicians, governors and senators still have that filter, still vet their communication through their communications staff. So you don't?
I don't. Yeah, I mean, I don't. So the feed that I control is my Twitter feed, and that, yeah, that is just me. Nobody sees those tweets before I send them out, and that provides sort of the foundation for most of my other content. But voters are savvy today. They now know the difference between
I don't. Yeah, I mean, I don't. So the feed that I control is my Twitter feed, and that, yeah, that is just me. Nobody sees those tweets before I send them out, and that provides sort of the foundation for most of my other content. But voters are savvy today. They now know the difference between
I don't. Yeah, I mean, I don't. So the feed that I control is my Twitter feed, and that, yeah, that is just me. Nobody sees those tweets before I send them out, and that provides sort of the foundation for most of my other content. But voters are savvy today. They now know the difference between
authentic communication and non-authentic communication, in part because they've watched Donald Trump show the country what authentic communication full of mistakes looks like. The town halls are amazing. Any Democrat can show up anywhere right now, and you will have thousands of people coming out. I think it's really important to be in Republican districts.
authentic communication and non-authentic communication, in part because they've watched Donald Trump show the country what authentic communication full of mistakes looks like. The town halls are amazing. Any Democrat can show up anywhere right now, and you will have thousands of people coming out. I think it's really important to be in Republican districts.
authentic communication and non-authentic communication, in part because they've watched Donald Trump show the country what authentic communication full of mistakes looks like. The town halls are amazing. Any Democrat can show up anywhere right now, and you will have thousands of people coming out. I think it's really important to be in Republican districts.
in part because if you are trying to build a true national movement, you have got to sort of show that even in the red parts of the country, folks are having second thoughts. And so if you're just having big turnouts in blue states, that doesn't really ultimately move the needle.