Sen. Chris Murphy is really impressing me.

[William769]

I see him as someone who is helping to unite Democrats. He's not drawing huge crowds but the crowds he does get are working.

kitchen talks on Instagram seem to come more naturally to Murphy than riling up a crowd, his message is clearly resonating with his party's base of voters, many of whom are angry at Democrats in Washington for inaction. He raised around $8 million in the first quarter of the year, a significant sum that could rival the totals for Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez, who have been drawing much larger crowds on a tour together.

“The only way that history tells us that you stop an elected leader from converting a country away from democracy is mass mobilization,” he said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-chris-murphy-s-emergency-message-about-trump-is-connecting-with-democratic-voters/ar-AA1DFie4?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ENTPHB&cvid=db04a8985fb149fda8a884ec3e6ac99b&ei=39

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1. Agreed! He seems smart, passionate, and measured.

[William769]

2. Perfect description.

[Starbeach]

3. Town Halls

And holding town halls in GOP districts! Murphy is way out in front here.

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4. He's very good.

Strong on all the issues. A fighter. Young. A good guy.

I could support him if he chooses to run for higher office.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Despite all the name recognition polling...

I think Murphy, along with Beshear (unless he runs for Moscow Mitch’s seat) could be likely front runners for the 2028 nomination.

They’re not my choices, but unless something significant changes at the DNC (go David Hogg!) the 2028 nominee will be a straight white man not named Shapiro (and probably not Newsom).

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6. Agreed. It's going to be a straight white man.

So I'll be looking at the straight white men who get it. Murphy, Beshear, Pritzker, and Walz get it. Newsom, not so much.