Chris Murphy Desperately Wants Democrats to Notice Him |
Noah sums up the latest controversy surrounding Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy quite well. The only thing I would add is the context: Murphy wants the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination the way Gollum wanted its “precious,” even if he often ranks last or close to last in early polls.
Murphy isn’t yet a household name, and he’s not well known for any accomplishments as a senator, so the best path to the nomination he can discern is to be the most outspoken, most incendiary, most boundary-breaking Democrat in the field.
This past weekend, Murphy spoke at the Global Progressive Mobilisation event in Barcelona, Spain, rallying alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro........