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114. Senator Murphy wrote something similar in the Atlantic

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 06:19 PM

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We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy
Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, describes how free and fair elections might end in America as soon as 2026.
By David Remnick
March 30, 2025

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/senator-chris-murphy-this-is-how-democracy-dies-everybody-just-gets-scared

Highlighting from the article::

"I think we’re a pretty broken brand right now, and some of the people on the left don’t want to go through that hard rewrite of what the Democratic Party stands for.

What’s at the core of the brokenness, if we can be specific?

Well, we have become the status-quo party, and so we have reverted to defending democracy instead of explaining how we are going to break it down and reform it. We have not been a pugilistically populist party, where we name the people who have power and we build very easy-to-understand solutions about how to transfer power to people who don’t have it. And then we’re a pretty judgmental party, filled with a dozen litmus tests. We don’t let you in unless you agree with us on everything, kind of—from gender rights to reproductive rights to gun control to climate.

We’ve got to be a party that invites people in as long as they agree with us on the basic economic message, and build our party with a little bit more acceptance of people who have diverging views on social and cultural issues."

This article has far more than this critique by Sen Murphy. Take a look at the ongoing discussion here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220191102

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California Governor Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is 'Toxic' [View all] Polybius Mar 29 OP

Post removed Post removed Mar 29 #1

What the hell Traildogbob Mar 29 #4

Becoming a Repug at warp speed... red alert! red alert! NotHardly Mar 29 #58

Could he even get re-elected Governor if he was eligible?! Somehow I doubt it. InAbLuEsTaTe Tuesday #133

Oh come on Polybius Mar 29 #9

Perhaps you haven't noticed... Think. Again. Mar 29 #11

Yes, I'm not disagreeing with that Polybius Mar 29 #12

"He's far from a Nazi." LudwigPastorius Mar 29 #76

I have no idea who that is Polybius Sunday #88

That's Charlie Kirk. LudwigPastorius Sunday #93

Post removed Post removed Mar 29 #86

I can't believe the amout of people calling Gavin a Nazi in this thread Polybius Sunday #89

collaborator? A Vichy Democrat? /nt thought crime Sunday #99

Nixon Was Fascism 1.0 -- Bush & Bush Was Fascism 2.0 MayReasonRule Mar 29 #29

Nixon was a criminal Polybius Mar 29 #45

History Demonstrates That Silence Is Complicity MayReasonRule Mar 29 #47

I wouldn't call them Nazis either... I'd call them fucking Nazis!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #79

Yeah sure Polybius Sunday #90

MAGA is worse Cirsium Mar 29 #85

Oh Gavin, Democrats want to inflict universal healthcare on population Walleye Mar 29 #2

He's done that and more in his career. ificandream Mar 29 #36

Gavin was sposed to be a "Super Pol." I liked him but he's now holdin the back of the line of potential 2028 candidates. InAbLuEsTaTe Tuesday #132

What is toxic is having been married UpInArms Mar 29 #3

I second this. FalloutShelter Mar 29 #19

If you mean Guilfoyle, she was a liberal before she turned stupid. ificandream Mar 29 #37

Nah ... UpInArms Mar 29 #50

And he cheated on her madville Mar 29 #67

BS! Sorry not sorry Granny Blue Monday #128

I know I'm done with him... ZERO chance he gets the 2028 nomination, at least not for the Democratic Party!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #82

Agree....that fucker is toast. He just DeSantis's himself AND much faster. Bengus81 Sunday #102

welp, so much for thinking things would be better here in CA FirstLight Mar 29 #5

Oh!!!!!the Gargoyle toxins got him Traildogbob Mar 29 #6

If you poll people subjected to propaganda BootinUp Mar 29 #7

Wait, wut? no_hypocrisy Mar 29 #8

That's not what he's saying. It's the public's attitude toward the party he's talking about. ificandream Mar 29 #38

That's stile over substance. no_hypocrisy Mar 29 #40

Bernie Sanders isn't a Dem. maxsolomon Monday #124

Wow, has he misread the room! highplainsdem Mar 29 #10

That's a major understatement!! Watch for Newsom backpedal in 3... 2... 1... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #81

Big mistake, Gav. ms liberty Mar 29 #13

On edit..Charlie Kirk was his second big mistake. First was raising the flags Bengus81 Sunday #103

Jeez. He can't stop shooting himself in the foot these days, can he? Scrivener7 Mar 29 #14

It's crazy... why throw your base under a bus?! Makes no sense!! InAbLuEsTaTe Monday #115

Our leaders, if they were smart, would be speaking of nothing but our strengths. Scrivener7 Monday #117

Why? For the 30 peices of silver, of course Granny Blue Monday #127

Showing his true colors Blue Full Moon Mar 29 #15

Guilty. I don't consort with nazis. CountMyVote4Reality Mar 29 #16

No comment. 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 29 #17

Gavin Newsom's messaging is toxic Quiet Em Mar 29 #18

i am so disgusted by my governor kimbutgar Mar 29 #20

So you do a poll about Democratic Party favorability House of Roberts Mar 29 #21

...and the solution, of course, is to "move to the center"... regnaD kciN Mar 29 #30

Appeal to bigots and theocrats and it will become toxic to me. Solly Mack Mar 29 #22

Gavin, Gavin, Gavin. You've just cut your political throat, you aging pretty boy, you. hedda_foil Mar 29 #23

Agreed, the only way I'd vote for him at this point is if he pulls off a MIRACLE to become our party's nominee in 2028. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 29 #84

It's only toxic because of people like Newsom Nigrum Cattus Mar 29 #24

Bullshit. kacekwl Mar 29 #25

Not sure about this. I'll wait until Californians decide. bluestarone Mar 29 #26

Yay! More trans bashing. Oneironaut Mar 29 #27

I hope that I will be n the majority Lifeafter70 Mar 29 #83

And just like that...Poof! Zorro Mar 29 #28

As a Californian, I'm disappointed. Appeasement is not the way forward; resistance is the way forward. Magoo48 Mar 29 #31

Gavin Newsom is a "Toxic Sellout". I expect him to announce he is a Repug any day now. flashman13 Mar 29 #32

He might but MAGOTS won't vote for him......... Bengus81 Sunday #106

You are absolutely right that MAGAts won't vote for him. flashman13 Sunday #112

I think the press needs to stop taking his comments out of context. ificandream Mar 29 #33

NYT has a long history of attacking dems GoreWon2000 Mar 29 #72

True journalism is not a fan club. ificandream Mar 29 #75

NYT has long ignored actual facts GoreWon2000 Monday #121

Name one. ificandream Monday #122

W's claim that he was a "compassionate conservative" GoreWon2000 Monday #123

If Bush was actually quoted as saying it, the Times is likely to report it. There's nothing wrong there. ificandream Monday #125

Gore was attacked for Granny Blue Tuesday #129

I agree about Gore over Bush would have been better. ificandream Tuesday #130

"Lockbox" was the big joke on SNL, for late night comics. betsuni Tuesday #131

What are you reading now? ificandream Thursday #135

You couldn't be more wrong GoreWon2000 Wednesday #134

"The Democratic brand is TOXIC" is a quote from him. Not taken out of context. Bengus81 Sunday #108

He met with poo poo king just before he changed course. GreenWave Mar 29 #34

Yeah. Did he get Lindsay Grahamed? LuvLoogie Mar 29 #35

I guess he's joining Fetterman now, Butterflylady Mar 29 #39

He's toxic wryter2000 Mar 29 #41

People hate Democrats more than open fascists. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 29 #42

Nope, what they hate are women. efhmc Mar 29 #55

I believe that it is the relentless right wing hate media since the mid '80's Tumbulu Mar 29 #69

Harris lost by 2M votes out of 152 MILLION cast. The Dem brand is not toxic Bengus81 Sunday #111

I read a title from a post that said he found common ground with Charlie Kirk.... wolfie001 Mar 29 #43

Gleeful Prairie Gates Mar 29 #44

FIFY Ray Bruns Mar 29 #46

I hate to say it, but I can't argue with the general conclusion. snot Mar 29 #48

Democrats are only mad at the party for not fighting back Ritabert Mar 29 #49

Exactly GoreWon2000 Mar 29 #71

This. BlueKota Monday #126

Not to me DownriverDem Mar 29 #51

I wonder what it costs to buy a US governor? Irish_Dem Mar 29 #52

I want Pete Buttigieg as the future leader of the Dems True Dough Mar 29 #53

Pete over Newsom is a no brainer!! InAbLuEsTaTe Monday #118

Glad to see that DU administrators seem to be loosening up on Newsom critiques. Paladin Mar 29 #54

It costs way too much to live in Calif. CountAllVotes Mar 29 #56

Depends how you say it Polybius Mar 29 #59

He is Moving to the Right PCB66 Mar 29 #57

I believe the coined term is "triangulation". LudwigPastorius Mar 29 #80

I'd like some specific examples of this "talking down to" and judgementalism that isn't equally egregious on the right SpankMe Mar 29 #60

Maybe we should be polling college students and high school students. This will tell you what the mood Pisces Mar 29 #61

The Newsome Brand is becoming toxic IbogaProject Mar 29 #62

No, it wasn't. Don't think like a Republican. travelingthrulife Monday #120

And I thought him playing patty cake with Kirk was disgusting. Phoenix61 Mar 29 #63

Post removed Post removed Mar 29 #64

Huh, what? Dems just need better MEMES and EMOJIS ! nt Exp Mar 29 #65

I would Rebl2 Mar 29 #66

What a pathetic sob he turned out to be. ananda Mar 29 #68

Guy who married Guilfolye says what? Wild blueberry Mar 29 #70

Why post something like this? It does not help Democrats at all and it just feeds the trolls that hate them. cstanleytech Mar 29 #73

Excuse me? Polybius Mar 29 #74

I'm confused, not angry. There is a difference in case you were unaware. cstanleytech Sunday #95

Both aren't good reasons to be against the posting Polybius Sunday #96

I get your concern but this needs to be discussed ificandream Mar 29 #77

"He criticized Democrats for...resorting to 'cancel culture' to ostracize people whose views they find abhorrent." LudwigPastorius Mar 29 #78

Cancel culture was just a 2020-2021 bizarre faze, and the left has abandoned it Polybius Sunday #91

I don't think Cancel Culture was ever real tbh. Oneironaut Sunday #97

All this says to me is Newsom is a selfish asshole tulipsandroses Mar 29 #87

Same as Bernie Sanders saying candidates should run as Independents but for different reasons. betsuni Sunday #92

I've supported Newsom .... Bread and Circuses Sunday #94

Republicans are good at finding the most unpopular policies supported by some Democrats and then painting them as key andym Sunday #98

Glad I learned way,way early that this asshat is NO Democrat. But now that the cat is Bengus81 Sunday #100

What has become toxic... AntiFascist Sunday #101

Sounds serious Torchlight Sunday #104

Life in la la land struggle4progress Sunday #105

Why do I bet he runs third party and gets the Republican installed again the next time? Vinca Sunday #107

I doubt he'd play that second fiddle role. He wants the top slot in a party that could win Bengus81 Sunday #109

I think his next move Keepthesoulalive Sunday #110

I really wonder if his next move is even related to Democratic politics cadoman Monday #116

I just can't with him JustAnotherGen Sunday #113

Senator Murphy wrote something similar in the Atlantic andym Sunday #114

It's like this thread aspired to prove his point Sympthsical Monday #119

no, not really Skittles Thursday #136