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Chris Murphy: “Inside the Democratic Party, there is an enormous hangover…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 15:36

What took so long to name this, to name something that feels like it's been in the populist air for a while? I mean, listen, I think Inside the Democratic Party, there is an enormous hangover from Barack Obama. And I mean this. Not. And I mean this. I must do this in a complimentary way to Obama. Right? So Obama lifted our party right into power, and we did really important things with him. (15:36–15:46)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party is still influenced by Barack Obama's legacy.

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