Chris Murphy: I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happ

[demmiblue]

I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.

I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.

— Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2025-11-10T15:02:45.549Z

Thank you, Senator Murphy!

[Irish_Dem]

1. I wish he would give us the details.

How and why did a handful of senators fold like this?
And one of them is out today lying right out her ass about all of it.

[DET]

16. Oh Really

Who would that be?

[Irish_Dem]

18. The one who said she believes the GOP promises about the bill in the future.

[hannah]

2. Like Newsom said

Don’t agonize, organize!

[Arazi]

3. Tsk tsk! He obviously hasn't talked to today's DU experts who want us to like this shit sandwich

[BeerBarrelPolka]

4. +10,000

[demmiblue]

6. !

They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,

— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo.com) 2025-11-10T02:44:50.755Z

[leftstreet]

5. Who exactly are they fighting?

Was the cave in an example of how they'll keep fighting for 3 more years?

This is just more Orange Man Bad reelection campaign strategy

ugh

[W_HAMILTON]

7. """ORANGE MAN BAD""" SHOULD HAVE BEEN FUCKING SUFFICIENT ENOUGH.

[leftstreet]

8. IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME

[W_HAMILTON]

9. WHEN IT FUCKING SHOULD HAVE BEEN THEN AS WELL.

[underpants]

10. Well said.

[demmiblue]

11. More from Senator Murphy:

Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".

But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.

— Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2025-11-10T17:09:14.312Z

[demmiblue]

12. In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."

The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.

And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

— Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2025-11-10T17:43:06.293Z

[SunImp]

19. I feel all the good will from Tuesday's election & No Kings protests slipping away

[dalton99a]

13. Kick

[orangecrush]

14. There's the new minority leader

[SunImp]

15. Thanks for the honesty

[CTyankee]

17. I want him to run for President. He's my senator and I just love him!

[pacalo]

22. He looks a lot like Kevin Costner.

[berniesandersmittens]

20. Senate Minority Leader Murphy nt

[Ars Longa]

21. Well, one silver lining out of all this, might be, the forcing

of Chuck Schumer out of Leadership!

[yellow dahlia]

23. Chris Murphy has been focusing on saving Democracy, rather than midterm strategy.

He is the real deal. His ability to communicate the reality of our current state of affairs is because he is genuine in his mission.

He is a great communicator and a great explainer, and really smart.

If we can save Democracy so that we have future free and fair elections, then Chris Murphy is my choice for 2028.