Chris Murphy Suggests Democrat Colleagues Who Voted To End Shutdown Acted Against Democracy
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is excoriating his same-party colleagues for joining with Republicans to end the government shutdown, appearing to argue that bipartisanship poses an existential threat for the…
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is excoriating his same-party colleagues for joining with Republicans to end the government shutdown, appearing to argue that bipartisanship poses an existential threat for the future of American democracy.
During a visit to the early presidential primary state of New Hampshire on Wednesday, Murphy said his party must stand united against Republicans moving forward or risk losing “our democracy.” The left-wing Democrat, who is seen as a possible 2028 presidential contender, also deflected when asked whether Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer should continue to lead Democrats.
“The only way we’re going to survive this moment is to stay united,” Murphy said in a video obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. “There’s obviously been this repeating phenomenon where a handful of Democrats crosses over and works with Republicans. I don’t know that you can save our democracy, if we aren’t united.”
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Murphy’s remarks come after eight Senate Democratic Caucus members defected from Schumer’s hardball shutdown strategy and cast the deciding votes to advance a stopgap spending bill that had previously stalled for weeks.