Murphy welcomes democratic socialists to the party, says ‘capitalism isn’t working’
Key takeaways
- Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said Democrats should take on corporate power while arguing that party should have a big tent that can make room for democratic socailists elected from New York City.
- I think that it s actually a sign of a party that is alive and growing when there s a contest of ideas inside the party, Murphy said in responding to the New York elections during an appearance on NBC s Meet the Press.
- So I m not a democratic socialist, but I do believe that the Democratic Party has been historically way too timid in taking on corporate power.
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Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said Democrats should take on corporate power while arguing that party should have a big tent that can make room for democratic socailists elected from New York City.
I want us to be a big tent party. I mean, I ve been saying this for years. I think that it s actually a sign of a party that is alive and growing when there s a contest of ideas inside the party, Murphy said in responding to the New York elections during an appearance on NBC s Meet the Press.
So I m not a democratic socialist, but I do believe that the Democratic Party has been historically way too timid in taking on corporate power. I think our party should have bigger ideas, he added.