Senator Chris Murphy
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You know, I've, you know, said to folks, it's, you know, a lot of the people who voted for him thought that he was serious about lowering costs, and he wasn't serious when he talked about being a dictator. They're finding out that the opposite is true. He's not serious about lowering costs. He's going to increase healthcare costs by kicking people off of Medicaid.
You know, I've, you know, said to folks, it's, you know, a lot of the people who voted for him thought that he was serious about lowering costs, and he wasn't serious when he talked about being a dictator. They're finding out that the opposite is true. He's not serious about lowering costs. He's going to increase healthcare costs by kicking people off of Medicaid.
You know, I've, you know, said to folks, it's, you know, a lot of the people who voted for him thought that he was serious about lowering costs, and he wasn't serious when he talked about being a dictator. They're finding out that the opposite is true. He's not serious about lowering costs. He's going to increase healthcare costs by kicking people off of Medicaid.
And he is serious about being a dictator. And that's a message that that sort of gives a permission structure for a lot of his vote and his base to think about crossing over.
And he is serious about being a dictator. And that's a message that that sort of gives a permission structure for a lot of his vote and his base to think about crossing over.
And he is serious about being a dictator. And that's a message that that sort of gives a permission structure for a lot of his vote and his base to think about crossing over.
Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I hear this critique a lot, and there have been different suggestions about how to tackle this perceived problem. That's the first time I've heard the suggestion about starting the presidential campaign, you know, two years earlier than normal. There's also this idea about creating a shadow cabinet, you know, for instance.
Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I hear this critique a lot, and there have been different suggestions about how to tackle this perceived problem. That's the first time I've heard the suggestion about starting the presidential campaign, you know, two years earlier than normal. There's also this idea about creating a shadow cabinet, you know, for instance.
Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I hear this critique a lot, and there have been different suggestions about how to tackle this perceived problem. That's the first time I've heard the suggestion about starting the presidential campaign, you know, two years earlier than normal. There's also this idea about creating a shadow cabinet, you know, for instance.
I guess I don't perceive that problem to be as acute or as real as you do, Scott. I actually think that this party is pretty entrepreneurial. Even though Bernie Sanders and AOC have no official role, they are still drawing tens of thousands of people. I'm a rank-and-file member. Max Frost is a rank-and-file member, but we'll have a couple thousand people in Florida.
I guess I don't perceive that problem to be as acute or as real as you do, Scott. I actually think that this party is pretty entrepreneurial. Even though Bernie Sanders and AOC have no official role, they are still drawing tens of thousands of people. I'm a rank-and-file member. Max Frost is a rank-and-file member, but we'll have a couple thousand people in Florida.
I guess I don't perceive that problem to be as acute or as real as you do, Scott. I actually think that this party is pretty entrepreneurial. Even though Bernie Sanders and AOC have no official role, they are still drawing tens of thousands of people. I'm a rank-and-file member. Max Frost is a rank-and-file member, but we'll have a couple thousand people in Florida.
We had a couple thousand people in Missouri and North Carolina last week. I don't I don't know. I think it might be just a little unrealistic to expect that you are going to have three years prior to a presidential campaign. There be some consensus in the political class and the media class about who the one sole leader of the Democratic Party is.
We had a couple thousand people in Missouri and North Carolina last week. I don't I don't know. I think it might be just a little unrealistic to expect that you are going to have three years prior to a presidential campaign. There be some consensus in the political class and the media class about who the one sole leader of the Democratic Party is.
We had a couple thousand people in Missouri and North Carolina last week. I don't I don't know. I think it might be just a little unrealistic to expect that you are going to have three years prior to a presidential campaign. There be some consensus in the political class and the media class about who the one sole leader of the Democratic Party is.
Posit for a second that, you know, one of those high profile names did jump out and declare their presidential presidency. aspirations really early. Well, that might mean that the others do the same. And then all that you have now is Dem on Dem violence.
Posit for a second that, you know, one of those high profile names did jump out and declare their presidential presidency. aspirations really early. Well, that might mean that the others do the same. And then all that you have now is Dem on Dem violence.
Posit for a second that, you know, one of those high profile names did jump out and declare their presidential presidency. aspirations really early. Well, that might mean that the others do the same. And then all that you have now is Dem on Dem violence.
You just have, you know, a presidential campaign starting way earlier than it should instead of all of our energy being trained on explaining the corruption and the thievery in the White House. So I don't see this as as as big a problem as it is.
You just have, you know, a presidential campaign starting way earlier than it should instead of all of our energy being trained on explaining the corruption and the thievery in the White House. So I don't see this as as as big a problem as it is.