Chris Murphy urges Democrats to revive campaign finance reform | CloseUp
WAS IN THE US SENATE. CONNECTICUT SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY WAS IN THE GRANITE STATE LAST WEEK. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE NEW SERIES OF STAND UP NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN HALLS, BEING PUT ON BY DEMOCRATS, AND HE DELIVERED A PROGRESSIVE MESSAGE URGING HIS PARTY TO GET BACK TO ITS POPULIST ROOTS. I REMEMBER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM BEING A TOP THREE ISSUE FOR DEMOCRATS. I REMEMBER US TALKING ALL THE TIME ABOUT GETTING CORRUPT MONEY OUT OF POLITICS. AND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LAST 20 YEARS THAT STOPPED BEING A CALLING CARD FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND PEOPLE NOTICED SUCH THAT IN 2016 THEY ACTUALLY BELIEVED THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS THE GUY WHO WAS GOING TO CLEAN UP POLITICS. AND PART OF THE REASON THAT OUR MESSAGING ABOUT HIM BEING CORRUPT ISN’T RESONANT IS BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS JUST SAY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS JUST AS CORRUPT AS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. AND THAT’S NOT TRUE. BUT WHEN WE DON’T TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT UNRINGING OUR DEMOCRACY AND DOING WHATEVER IS NECESSARY, BY THE WAY, TO UNRIG IT. YEAH, YOU MAY NEED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO GET PRIVATE BILLIONAIRE MONEY OUT OF POLITICS, BUT IF WE NEED TO PASS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, LET’S PASS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RIGHT. IN A ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH NEWS 9, SENATOR MURPHY SEEMED SOMEWHAT DISMISSIVE OF THE IDEA THAT HE MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, SAYING DEFINITIVELY THAT THIS VISIT WAS NOT ABOUT EVENTUALLY BECOMING A CANDIDATE. BUT IT’S A LONG WAY T
Chris Murphy urges Democrats to revive campaign finance reform | CloseUp
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaking at a “Stand Up New Hampshire” town hall at Saint Anselm College, calls on Democrats to return to their populist roots and push for campaign finance reform.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaking at a “Stand Up New Hampshire” town hall at Saint Anselm College, calls on Democrats to return to their populist roots and push for campaign finance reform.