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Chris Murphy is a United States Senator who has dedicated his political career to addressing gun violence and advocating for mental health reforms, particularly following the Sandy Hook tragedy. This interview reveals his commitment to mobilizing support for legislative change and his belief in the power of negotiation and coalition-building to achieve meaningful progress.
“Well, democracy is for the time being still alive and well. And listen, obviously the election on Tuesday was first and foremost a referendum on Trump's corruption, his chaos. It was an important statement in every corner of the country that the American public are not ready to turn our government over to a would-be dictator.”
“I think continuing to invest in good local and state leaders, which is why these elections were so critical. We made a smart play, which was to put a lot of focus and investment on governors and mayors who were the actual people who administer elections.”
“So when I entered politics 20 years ago, so campaign finance reform, right? Getting big corrupt money out of politics was like a top three or four issue for Democrats. And something happened over the last 20 years in which it barely cracked the top 10.”
“Those places, but it probably doesn't get us over the hump in a place like Missouri or Florida where just two seconds ago we were running Canada that won.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 497 — Sen. Chris Murphy
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