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Jim Himes

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1. “But the question you ask is a very interesting one because in the late 60s, 70s. When I was growing up in Latin America, these were countries that were non-democratic generally, that were subject to coups, that were subject to the government muscling its way into media, muscling the academies, the universities and whatnot. You know, in some cases going after private associations, which are one of the bulwarks against authoritarian government. So, you know, two things to say about that. When I moved to the United States at age 10, it was a remarkable breath of freedom. I mean, there just weren't National Guardsmen on the corner with assault rifles. And now I see some of the more chilling aspects of perhaps what you might have seen in the Latin America of the 1970s.”

   2025-05-11 · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 133. Trump vs. Europe: Flattery, Pushback, and Powerplays (Congressman Jim Himes) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

2. “Yeah, well, first, and let's be super clear that this is a purely academic discussion of a constitutional question around who can be president. The fact is that I was born of North American parents in Lima, Peru, so I was a citizen at birth. And if you were to ask Ted Cruz, who had a similar situation and was born in Canada and actually did run for president, I think the consensus is, though it's never been tested by the courts, that if you are an American citizen at birth, that qualifies you to run. Purely an academic observation there. But, you know, it's an interesting question, Alistair, that you ask. And by the way, there's all kinds of other reasons why I would not likely be the Democratic candidate. President, that we”

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3. “Plus years ago, as the Republican Party became more evangelically inclined, more socially conservative, more pro-extraction industries, and now deeply, deeply populist, the Rockefeller Country Club Republican of Fairfield County has maybe not become a Democrat, but is not voting Republican anymore. And as a result, I've now held the seat for some nine terms, eight and a half terms. And in the latter part of those, in the last six of those terms, really quite comfortably. The initial election on Obama's coattails in 08 was very narrow. 2010 was very narrow. But now, along with the rest of New England, and in particular more affluent communities in New England, it's become a deep blue sea.”

   2025-05-11 · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 133. Trump vs. Europe: Flattery, Pushback, and Powerplays (Congressman Jim Himes) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

4. “Yeah, thank you, Rory, and thanks for having me. It really is a fascinating thing because it illustrates one of the elements of the transformation of American politics. So the migration of more blue-collar working class people to the Republican Party. This is an affluent district on average. Now, it's a very diverse district as well. Yes, it's Greenwich and New Canaan and Darian, but we also have the largest city in Connecticut Bridgeport. So sometimes people think that streets are paved in gold, but it is nonetheless a very educated and affluent district, which for generations prior to 2008 when I won the seat was Republican. And as we say here, Rockefeller Republican. And that meant this was emblematic of the Republican Party when it was socially liberal, environmentally oriented, but pro-business. And maybe even go so far as to say anti-labor. This was a community where business leaders who might commute into New York would live. What has happened, of course, and this happened starting 2010,”

   2025-05-11 · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 133. Trump vs. Europe: Flattery, Pushback, and Powerplays (Congressman Jim Himes) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source